Simulated surgical system, simulated vessel, and methods of making the same and related components
AssigneeReSuture, Inc.
InventorsHannah A. Eherenfeldt, Benjamin M. Knapp
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Abstract
Simulated anatomical components, such as simulated vascular vessels, produced by a method that includes forming an anatomical component mold from a soluble polymer such that the mold defines an interior void of the simulated anatomical component. One or more layers of an elastomeric material is applied around the anatomical component mold and the material is allowed to cure to form a wall of the simulated anatomical component. At least a portion of the mold is dissolved to form a passage for liquid within the simulated anatomical component. Simulated anatomical components are connectable to other components of a surgical simulation system and can be modularized.
Claims19
A method of producing a simulated vascular vessel, the method comprising:
- forming a vascular vessel mold from a soluble polymer, the vascular vessel mold defining an interior void of a vascular vessel for a surgical simulation system;
- applying one or more layers of elastomer around the vascular vessel mold to form the simulated vascular vessel;
- allowing the one or more layers of elastomer to cure to form a wall of the simulated vascular vessel;
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- at least partially dissolving the vascular vessel mold to create a passage for liquid in the simulated vascular vessel, wherein at least a portion of the soluble polymer remains in the passage as a simulated vascular abnormality.
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