Cutaneous surgical training model of the head, neck and shoulders
AssigneeDermsurg Scientific, LLC
InventorKeoni Nguyen
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a high-fidelity three-dimensional surgical training model for demonstrating or practicing surgical techniques. The three-dimensional surgical training model simulates human tissues of the head, neck and shoulders. The three-dimensional surgical training model may comprise a wide variety of defects, including but not limited to various cutaneous defects. The present invention also relates to methods of building and utilizing a three-dimensional surgical training model.
Claims4
A three-dimensional surgical training model for demonstrating or practicing surgical techniques, comprising:
- a skin-simulating layer;
- cutaneous defect-simulating structures embedded within the skin-simulating layer;
- blood vessel-simulating structures embedded within the skin-simulating layer;
- a muscle-simulating layer laminated onto the skin-simulating layer;
- artery-simulating structures laminated onto the muscle-simulating layer;
- nerve-simulating structures laminated onto the muscle-simulating layer;
- a superficial musculoaponeurotic system-simulating layer laminated onto the muscle-simulating layer, wherein the artery-simulating structures and the nerve-simulating structures are subjacent to the superficial musculoaponeurotic system-simulating layer and are superficial to the muscle-simulating layer;
- gland-simulating structures laminated onto the muscle-simulating layer;
- a skull-simulating structure laminated onto the muscle-simulating layer;
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- cartilage-simulating structures laminated onto the skull-simulating structure.
A method of building a three-dimensional surgical training model from a negative mold, comprising:
- laminating a skin-simulating layer onto the negative mold;
- fabricating a muscle-simulating layer;
- laminating artery-simulating structures onto the muscle-simulating layer;
- laminating nerve-simulating structures onto the muscle-simulating layer;
- laminating a superficial musculoaponeurotic system-simulating structure onto the muscle-simulating layer;
- laminating gland-simulating structures onto the muscle-simulating layer;
- fabricating a skull-simulating structure;
- laminating the muscle-simulating layer onto the skull-simulating structure;
- laminating cartilage-simulating structures onto the skull-simulating structure;
- laminating the skull-simulating structure onto the skin-simulating layer;
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- removing the three-dimensional surgical training model from the negative mold.
A method of training medical practitioners, comprising:
- providing a three-dimensional surgical training model;
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- performing surgical techniques upon the three-dimensional surgical training model.
A method of using a surgical training model, comprising performing surgical techniques on the surgical training model.
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