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.
Claims45
An interactive education system for teaching patient care to a user, the system comprising:
- a computer having a program for displaying a selection of selectable modules for providing different interactive training sessions;
- a patient simulator operably connected to the computer;
- a virtual instrument for use with the simulator in performing patient care activities;
- a sensor for sensing an interaction between the virtual instrument and the simulator, wherein the sensor is disposed on a skin overlay which is removably attached to the patient simulator;
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- means for providing feedback to the user regarding the interaction between the virtual instrument and the simulator.
A patient simulator for receiving simulated patient care activity comprising:
- a maternal portion;
- a fetal portion disposed in the maternal portion;
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- means for automatically delivering the fetal portion from the maternal portion to simulate child birth, wherein the means for automatically delivering the fetal portion from the maternal portion to simulate child birth include:
- (i) a track disposed within the maternal portion;
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- (ii) a ram attachable to the fetal portion for moving the fetal portion down the track.
The simulator of clair 17 wherein the ram has at least one lever for engaging a cam disposed on the track to produce rotation of the fetal portion during translation.
A child birthing device for automatically delivering a fetal manikin from a Amaternal manikin to simulate child birth, comprising:
- a track for disposed within the maternal manikin;
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- a ram attachable to the fetal manikin for moving the fetal manikin down the track.
A patient simulator for receiving simulated patient care activity comprising:
- a central portion;
- a peripheral portion disposed radially distant from the central portion;
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- means for independently changing the color of the central portion and peripheral portion to simulate cyanosis of the simulator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.