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US 8,708,707 B2Granted
Surgical simulator, simulated organs and method of making same
AssigneeColorado State University Research Foundation
InventorsDean A. Hendrickson, Fausto Bellezzo
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Abstract
A surgical simulator is disclosed herein. The surgical simulator includes an artificial organ and an enclosure substantially enclosing the artificial organ. The artificial organ is substantially formed of platinum cured room temperature vulcanization silicone rubber (“PCRTVS”).
Claims21
A surgical simulator comprising:
- an artificial organ substantially formed of platinum cured room temperature vulcanization silicone rubber (“PCRTVS”);
- and
- an enclosure substantially enclosing the artificial organ,
- wherein the artificial organ includes at least one of an artificial liver or artificial spleen, and the at least one of an artificial liver or artificial spleen includes at least one lumen substantially formed of PCRTVS.
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A surgical simulator comprising:
- an artificial organ substantially formed of platinum cured room temperature vulcanization silicone rubber (“PCRTVS”);
- and
- an enclosure substantially enclosing the artificial organ,
- wherein the artificial organ includes at least one of an artificial liver or artificial spleen, and the at least one of an artificial liver or artificial spleen is substantially formed of a mixture comprising a ground cured PCRTVS mixed with a liquid PCRTVS that is then allowed to cure.
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A surgical simulator comprising:
- an artificial organ substantially formed of platinum cured room temperature vulcanization silicone rubber (“PCRTVS”);
- and
- an enclosure substantially enclosing the artificial organ,
- wherein the artificial organ includes an artificial ovarian organ and the artificial ovarian organ includes at least one lumen substantially formed of PCRTVS.
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A surgical simulator comprising:
- an artificial organ substantially formed of platinum cured room temperature vulcanization silicone rubber (“PCRTVS”);
- and
- an enclosure substantially enclosing the artificial organ,
- wherein the artificial organ includes an artificial ovarian organ and the artificial ovarian organ includes an ovary portion formed of one type of PCRTVS and a uterine horn portion formed of another type of PCRTVS.
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A surgical simulator comprising:
- an artificial organ substantially formed of platinum cured room temperature vulcanization silicone rubber (“PCRTVS”);
- and
- an enclosure substantially enclosing the artificial organ,
- wherein the artificial organ includes an artificial hollow viscera substantially formed of PCRTVS in a multi-layer arrangement, at least some of layers of the multi-layer arrangement being different types of PCRTVS.
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A surgical simulator comprising:
- an artificial organ substantially formed of platinum cured room temperature vulcanization silicone rubber (“PCRTVS”);
- and
- an enclosure substantially enclosing the artificial organ,
- wherein the enclosure includes an exterior wall including an artificial body wall substantially formed of different layers of PCRTVS.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.