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US 10,650,703 B2Granted
Suture technique training system
AssigneeTruinject Corp.
InventorsGabrielle A. Rios, Clark B. Foster
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for practicing suturing techniques on a training apparatus using a training tool. The training apparatus can include a three-dimensional tracking system to detect a position of the training tool. A processing unit can process the positional data to determine one or more performance parameters. The performance parameters can be output to a display.
Claims20
A system for training clinicians to perform suturing procedures, the system comprising:
- a training tool comprising at least one light-reflective marking;
- a training apparatus representative of an anatomical structure and configured to receive the training tool;
- a light emitter positioned in an internal portion of the training apparatus, the light emitter configured to illuminate the at least one light-reflective marking on the training tool when the training apparatus receives the training tool;
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- a light detector positioned in the internal portion of the training apparatus, the light detector configured to detect light reflected by the at least one light-reflective marker of the training tool;
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- a processing unit configured to receive and process an indication of the detected light from the light detector to determine one or more training parameters.
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A method of training clinicians to perform suturing procedures, the method comprising:
- suturing a training apparatus representative of an anatomical structure using a training tool, the training tool comprising:
- a needle;
- a suturing material;
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- at least one light-reflective marking;
- tracking the training tool by detecting light reflected from the tracking tool during suturing;
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- processing the detected light to determine one or more training parameters.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.