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US 12,688,797 B2Granted
Surgical trainer with mechanical feedback
AssigneeTexas Tech University System
InventorsPaul Egan, Travis Reiss, Kyle Fenn, Catherine A. Ronaghan
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Abstract
A surgical training system, method, and apparatus comprise a biomaterial, a first clamp configured to engage the biomaterial and a second clamp configured to engage the biomaterial, at least one actuator operably connected to at least one of the first clamp and the second clamp wherein the at least one actuator is configured to impart tension in the biomaterial, and a patient body simulator arranged under the biomaterial.
Claims13
A surgical trainer comprising:
- a first clamp configured to engage a biomaterial;
- a second clamp configured to engage the biomaterial wherein each of the first clamp and the second clamp further comprise:
- an upper bracket;
- at least one joining post formed in the upper bracket;
- a lower bracket;
- and
- at least one lower bracket guide hole configured to accept the at least one joining post;
- and
- at least one actuator operably connected to at least one of the first clamp and the second clamp wherein the at least one actuator is configured to impart tension in the biomaterial.
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A surgical training system comprising:
- a housing;
- a first slidable brace connected to a linear actuator;
- a second slidable brace connected to the linear actuator;
- a riser on each side of the first slidable brace, the riser comprising a cutout configured to accept a rod;
- and
- a riser on each side of the second slidable brace, the riser comprising a cutout configured to accept a rod.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.