Interactive education system for teaching patient care
AssigneeGaumard Scientific Company, Inc.
InventorsJohn S. Eggert, Michael S. Eggert, Phillip Vallejo
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Abstract
An interactive education system for teaching patient care to a user is described. The system comprises a patient simulator; a virtual instrument for use with the patient simulator in performing patient care activities; means for sensing an interaction between the virtual instrument and the simulator, and means for providing feedback to the user regarding the interaction between the virtual instrument and the simulator.
Claims50
An interactive education system for teaching patient care to a user, the system comprising:
- a maternal simulator;
- a fetal simulator designed to be used both in conjunction with the maternal simulator and separate from the maternal simulator;
- and
- a neonatal simulator designed to replace the fetal simulator in post-birth simulations.
An interactive education system for teaching patient care to a user, the system comprising:
- at least one adult simulator for providing adult critical care and obstetrics training to the user;
- a fetal simulator for providing fetal critical care training to the user, wherein the fetal simulator can be used in conjunction with the adult simulator;
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- a neonatal simulator for providing neonatal critical care training to the user, wherein the neonatal simulator can be used in conjunction with the adult and fetal simulators.
A method for teaching patient care to a user utilizing a maternal simulator, a fetal simulator, and a neonatal simulator, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of adult care scenarios using the maternal simulator, wherein each adult care scenario presents the user with at least one adult critical care exercise or obstetrics exercise;
- providing a plurality of fetal care scenarios using the fetal simulator, wherein each fetal care scenario presents the user with at least one fetal critical care exercise;
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- providing a plurality of neonatal care scenarios using the neonatal simulator, wherein each neonatal care scenario presents the user with at least one neonatal critical care exercise.
A method for teaching obstetrics care to a user utilizing a maternal simulator, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of training scenarios to a computer operatively coupled to the maternal simulator, wherein the training scenarios include a breach scenario, a uterine palpitation and massage scenario, a vacuum extraction scenario, and a forceps delivery scenario;
- selecting at least one of the plurality of training scenarios;
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- monitoring feedback provided by the maternal simulator to determine a quality of care achieved by the user with respect to the selected training scenario.
An interactive system for providing critical care and obstetrics training to a user using a plurality of patient care modules, the system comprising:
- a maternal simulator and a neonatal simulator, wherein the neonatal simulator can be used in conjunction with the maternal simulator;
- a processor operably connected to at least one of the maternal and neonatal simulators;
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- a memory accessible to the processor for storing instructions for execution by the processor, the instructions for:
- generating a user interface for displaying at least one of the plurality of patient care modules;
- enabling the user to select the displayed module;
- and
- executing the selected module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.