Interactive education system for teaching patient care

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9004922-B2
Application number	US-201414223687-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 24, 2014
Priority date	Oct 6, 2000
Publication date	Apr 14, 2015
Grant date	Apr 14, 2015

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. In one aspect, the system includes a maternal simulator, a fetal simulator, and a neonatal simulator.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A simulation system for teaching patient care, the system comprising:
a fetal simulator;
a maternal simulator having:
a body sized and shaped to simulate a pregnant woman; and
a birthing device positioned within a cavity of the body, the birthing device configured to interface with the fetal simulator and configured to translate and rotate the fetal simulator in a manner simulating a birthing sequence;
wherein the body includes a removeable cover providing access to the cavity such that when the cover is removed the fetal simulator can be loaded into the maternal simulator.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the birthing device is configured to interface with the fetal simulator to simulate a breech delivery.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the breech delivery includes at least one of full, frank, and footlong.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fetal simulator includes a head, a torso, arms, and legs.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the head of the fetal simulator allows vacuum extraction.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the head of the fetal simulator includes a mouth and a nose that can be suctioned by a user.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an umbilical cord coupled to the fetal simulator.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a placenta.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the placenta can be disposed within the maternal simulator in a plurality of orientations.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the orientations include at least one of normal fundal, low placement, and placenta previa.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein cover is a tummy cover.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the tummy cover is configured to simulate contractions of the mother.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the tummy cover simulates the contractions of the mother using at least one of a vacuum source and a pressurized air source.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the birthing device is controlled by a software program.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the software program controls a deliver time of the birthing sequence.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the software program controls a delivery profile of the birthing sequence.

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein the software program is further configured to control a contraction intensity of the maternal simulator.

18. The system of claim 1 , wherein the maternal simulator includes a distensible cervix.

19. The system of claim 1 , wherein the maternal simulator includes simulated circulatory components.

20. The system of claim 1 , wherein the maternal simulator includes simulated respiratory components.

Assignees

• Gaumard Scient Company Inc

Inventors

• Eggert John S
• Eggert Michael S
• Rodriguez Alberto

Classifications

• G09B23/28

  for medicine · CPC title

• G09B23/281 Primary

  for pregnancy, birth or obstetrics (G09B23/286 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G16H50/50

  for simulation or modelling of medical disorders · CPC title

• G06F19/3437

  Physics · mapped topic

• G16Z99/00

  Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass · CPC title