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US 11,961,415 B2Granted
Training apparatus and methods for medical diagnostic and treatment
AssigneeSula Stanfield
InventorSula Stanfield
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This application relates to a system, apparatus, and methods for renal dialysis training the patients, providers, and caretakers without harming or injuring an actual patient. The renal dialysis may be hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, or both. The system comprises at least one closed-loop apparatus with at least one of the following—artificial blood, cannulatable vascular system, heart, peritoneal membrane and cavity, vascular valves, artificial skin, and/or other artificial organs set inside a mannequin, humanoid, or any human-like machine. The artificial organ in the mannequin can be accessed through an opening in the chest, arm, abdominal cavity, thigh, groin, neck, and any combination thereof. The renal dialysis may be through catheter access, arterio-venous graft access, and peritoneal catheter access.
A renal dialysis training apparatus comprising at least one artificial organ system within a mannequin, wherein the mannequin is connected to two renal dialysis machines, wherein the first renal dialysis machine is a peritoneal dialysis machine and the second renal dialysis machine is a hemodialysis machine, wherein the at least one artificial organ system forms a closed-loop structure, the at least one artificial organ system is configured to be catheterized from outside at at least one location on the mannequin, and wherein the apparatus is configured for renal dialysis for a realistic user experience for the two renal dialyzing machines.
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