3d-printed medical simulator and method
AssigneesUniversity of South Florida, The Johns Hopkins University
InventorsStephen Alexander ROTTGERS, Summer DECKER, Jonathan FORD
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Abstract
A three-dimensional (3D) printed simulator that simulates at least a portion of a body is provided. The simulator includes a first simulated organ made of a first material having a first set of physical parameters, a second simulated organ made of a second material having a second set of physical parameters, and a transition layer made of a third material having a third set of physical parameters provided between the first simulated organ and the second simulated organ. The transition layer defines an anatomical plane between the first and second simulated organs.
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A three-dimensional (3D) printed simulator that simulates at least a portion of a body, the simulator comprising:
- a first simulated organ made of a first material having a first set of physical parameters;
- a second simulated organ made of a second material having a second set of physical parameters;
- and
- a transition layer made of a third material having a third set of physical parameters provided between the first simulated organ and the second simulated organ, the transition layer defining an anatomical plane between the first and second simulated organs.
A method for producing a simulator, the method comprising:
- downloading files to a three-dimensional (3D) printer that define the size, shape, configuration, position, and physical parameters of simulated organs that the simulator is to comprise;
- downloading files to the 3D printer that define transition layers that are to be provided between the simulated organs, the transition layers defining anatomical planes between the simulated organs;
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- 3D printing the simulator using the 3D printer and the downloaded files in a continuous process in which printed layers are sequentially deposited one by one until the entire simulator and each of its simulated organs has been completed.
A three-dimensional (3D) printed simulator that simulates at least a portion of a body, the simulator comprising:
- a first simulated organ made of a first material;
- a second simulated organ made of a second material;
- and
- a transition layer made of a third material provided between the first simulated organ and the second simulated organ, the transition layer defining an anatomical plane between the first and second simulated organs,
- the first simulated organ, the second simulated organ, and the transition layer fabricated by a 3D printer en bloc.
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