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US 12,749,414 B2Granted
Apparatus, systems, and methods for simulating pulmonary procedure(s)
AssigneeGaumard Scientific Company, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey Karpf, Ha Nguyen, Miguel Carvajal
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods according to which simulated pulmonary procedure(s) may be performed.
Claims20
A patient simulator, comprising:
- a simulated airway system;
- and
- a simulated respiratory system, which comprises:
- a simulated first lung;
- a first lung valve;
- and
- a first lung pump,
- wherein the first lung pump comprises a first cylinder and a first piston dividing the first cylinder into first and second chambers,
- wherein the first chamber of the first lung pump is, or is at least adapted to be, in fluid communication with the simulated airway system,
- wherein the second chamber of the first lung pump is, or is at least adapted to be, in fluid communication with the simulated first lung, and
- wherein the first lung valve is at least partially openable to permit air flow to bypass the first lung pump between the simulated airway system and the simulated first lung, thereby facilitating transitioning of the simulated respiratory system from a spontaneous breathing configuration to an assisted breathing configuration.
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A method of transitioning a simulated respiratory system of a patient simulator from a spontaneous breathing configuration to an assisted breathing configuration,
- the patient simulator comprising:
- a simulated airway system;
- and
- the simulated respiratory system, which comprises:
- a first simulated lung;
- a first lung valve;
- and
- a first lung pump,
- wherein the first lung pump comprises a first cylinder and a first piston dividing the first cylinder into first and second chambers,
- wherein the first chamber of the first lung pump is, or is at least adapted to be, in fluid communication with the simulated airway system, and
- wherein the second chamber of the first lung pump is, or is at least adapted to be, in fluid communication with the simulated first lung;
- and
- the method comprising:
- at least partially opening the first lung valve to permit air flow to bypass the first lung pump between the simulated airway system and the simulated first lung so as to transition the simulated respiratory system from the spontaneous breathing configuration to the assisted breathing configuration.
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