Pelvic Model
OwnerDouglas Miyazakiinventor
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Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for practicing, teaching, and/or simulating various surgical procedures are disclosed. For example, devices, systems, and methods for practicing, teaching, and/or evaluating physician competency in various surgical procedures or techniques are disclosed. As another example, devices, systems, and methods for practicing, teaching, simulating, and/or evaluating surgeon competency for a surgical procedure, such as a vaginal hysterectomy, and/or technique are disclosed.
Claims23
A pelvic model comprising:
- a stand;
- a pelvic bone module, wherein the pelvic bone module comprises a means for attaching to and detaching from the stand and the stand comprises a corresponding means for receiving the pelvic bone module;
- a uterus module, wherein the uterus module comprises a means for attaching to and detaching from the pelvic bone module and the pelvic bone module comprises a corresponding means for receiving the uterus module;
- a bladder module, wherein the bladder module comprises a means for attaching to and detaching from the pelvic bone module and the pelvic bone module comprises a corresponding means for receiving the bladder module;
- a vagina module, wherein the vagina module comprises a means for attaching to and detaching from the pelvic bone module and the pelvic bone module comprises a corresponding means for receiving the vagina module;
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- a vulva module, wherein the vulva module comprises a means for attaching to and detaching from the pelvic bone module and the pelvic bone module comprises a corresponding means for receiving the vulva module.
A pelvic model comprising:
- a pelvic bone module, the pelvic bone module comprising a plurality of pegs;
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- a vagina module, the vagina module comprising a plurality of openings corresponding to the plurality of pegs, the vagina module attachable to and detachable from the pelvic bone module by slipping each of the plurality of openings over a respective peg from the plurality of pegs.
A vagina module for use in a pelvic model, the vagina module comprising:
- a first material defining a vagina and a plurality of openings for releasably attaching the vagina module to a pelvic bone module in the pelvic model.
A method for evaluating a vaginal hysterectomy, comprising:
- providing a pelvic model, the pelvic model comprising a pelvic bone module and a vagina module, the pelvic bone module comprising an open-ended pelvis, and the vagina module releasably attachable to the pelvic cone module by slipping each of a plurality of openings of the vagina module over a respective peg of a plurality of pegs of the stand;
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- using an opening in the open-ended pelvis, observing at least part of a simulated vaginal hysterectomy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.