Method of making a simulated airway
AssigneeSafeguard Medical Holdco, LLC
InventorsAlexandra Charlotte Rose, Laura Grace Jordan, Linzi Foxcroft
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Abstract
A simulated airway for training and practicing medical procedures has an upper jaw having simulated teeth, a nasal passage, a tongue, an epiglottis, a larynx, a trachea, an esophagus, and vocal cords. Portions of the airway are reinforced with fabric. A method of making a human airway model for simulation of medical procedures includes sculpting a core for a mold from a resin material, depositing a layer of clay on the core, and placing the core in a mold. The layer of clay is removed and a polymer is injected into the mold.
Claims12
A method of making a simulated airway, comprising:
- sculpting a core from a resin to approximate a shape of an interior surface of an airway, the shape of the interior surface of the airway including a nasal passage, a larynx, and a tongue, the core being sculpted to include the shape of the larynx and tongue;
- depositing a layer of clay on the core;
- placing the core in a mold;
- removing the layer of clay;
- injecting a polymer into the mold and curing the polymer;
- reinforcing at least an upper portion of the nasal passage and a portion of the tongue with a fabric;
- removing the simulated airway from the core;
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- illustrating vocal cords inside the simulated airway.
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