Neurosurgical endoscopy training device and method of training
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of Colorado
InventorsDavid Ryan Ormond, Jennifer Wagner, Edin Nevzati
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Abstract
A neurosurgical endoscopic training system and method for using the system to develop surgical skills and technical competency of an endoscopist. The system includes a portable part-task enclosure with a plurality of walls defining an internal chamber. One of the walls includes an access port coupling the internal chamber to an external environment and the access port can be configured to facilitate the passage of one or more endoscopic surgical tools. The system further includes a plurality of objects disposed within the internal chamber configured for manipulation by a surgical tool that extends through the access port.
Claims14
A simulator system for an individual to practice neuroendoscopic surgical procedures, comprising:
- an enclosure comprising (i) an opaque top comprising at least one port allowing passage of surgical instruments from outside the enclosure into an interior of the enclosure and (ii) at least one (1) set pin that is threaded through a pin hole of the enclosure,
- wherein the interior of the enclosure comprises an aqueous environment configured to receive test structures and wherein the interior of the enclosure comprises a mounting structure that is connected to an elastomeric O ring that is configured to slide over the mounting structure;
- a cover covering the at least one port;
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- a test structure formed as a model of a brain superstructure deployed into the aqueous environment within the interior of the enclosure,
- wherein the test structure is secured to the mounting structure using the at least one (1) set pin.
A simulator system for an individual to practice neuroendoscopic surgical procedures, comprising:
- an enclosure comprising (i) an opaque top comprising at least one port allowing passage of surgical instruments from outside the enclosure into an interior of the enclosure and (ii) at least one (1) set pin that is threaded through a pin hole of the enclosure,
- wherein the interior of the enclosure comprises an aqueous environment configured to receive test structures and wherein the interior of the enclosure comprises a mounting structure that is connected to an elastomeric O ring that is configured to slide over the mounting structure;
- a cover covering the at least one port;
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- a test structure formed as a model of a brain superstructure deployed into the aqueous environment within the interior of the enclosure, wherein the test structure is secured to the mounting structure using the at least one (1) set pin and wherein the test structure is selected from the group consisting of:
- a bone-simulated material with a small hole in center to simulate endonasal surgical procedures;
- a simulated nasal septum to practice cutting and elevating a membrane from a vertical surface with a dissector;
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- an object for performing a cutting task with multiple instruments to grasp and cut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.