Interactive education system for teaching patient care

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9378659-B2
Application number	US-201514614581-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 5, 2015
Priority date	May 8, 1996
Publication date	Jun 28, 2016
Grant date	Jun 28, 2016

Abstract

Simulator systems for teaching patient care are provided. In some instances, the simulator system includes a maternal simulator sized and shaped to simulate a pregnant woman, the maternal simulator including a torso, arms, legs, and a head, wherein the torso includes a chamber sized and shaped to receive a fetal simulator and wherein a birthing mechanism is disposed within the chamber for providing rotational and translational movement to the fetal simulator in a birthing simulation; and a fetal simulator sized and shaped to simulate a fetus, the fetal simulator configured to be selectively engaged with the birthing mechanism of the maternal simulator.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A simulator system for teaching patient care, the simulator system comprising:
a maternal simulator sized and shaped to simulate a pregnant woman, the maternal simulator including a torso, arms, legs, and a head, wherein the torso includes a chamber sized and shaped to receive a fetal simulator and wherein a birthing mechanism is disposed within the chamber for providing rotational and translational movement to the fetal simulator in a birthing simulation; and
a fetal simulator sized and shaped to simulate a fetus, the fetal simulator configured to be selectively engaged with the birthing mechanism of the maternal simulator.

2. The simulator system of claim 1 , wherein the maternal simulator includes a dynamic cervix to simulate various stages of dilation.

3. The simulator system of claim 1 , wherein the cervix simulates dilation from about 2 cm to about 10 cm.

4. The simulator system of claim 1 , wherein the maternal simulator and the fetal simulator are configured to simulate shoulder dystocia.

5. The simulator system of claim 4 , further comprising at least one sensor for monitoring a force applied during a shoulder dystocia simulation.

6. The simulator system of claim 1 , wherein the maternal simulator and the fetal simulator are configured to simulate a breech delivery.

7. The simulator system of claim 6 , further comprising at least one sensor for monitoring a force applied during a breech delivery simulation.

8. The simulator system of claim 1 , further comprising a monitor to display fetal vital signs associated with the fetal simulator.

9. The simulator system of claim 8 , wherein the simulator system is configured to synchronize a fetal heart rate to contractions of the maternal simulator.

10. The simulator system of claim 9 , wherein the maternal simulator is configured to interface with an external fetal heart monitor.

11. The simulator system of claim 10 , wherein the maternal simulator is configured to interface with an external contractions monitor.

12. The simulator system of claim 11 , wherein the maternal simulator is configured to simulate maternal contractions.

13. The simulator system of claim 12 , wherein the maternal simulator includes a variable pressure tummy for simulating the maternal contractions.

14. The simulator system of claim 12 , wherein the maternal simulator is configured to simulate maternal contractions of varying intensity and/or varying intervals.

15. The simulator system of claim 1 , wherein the maternal simulator includes a simulated respiratory system.

16. The simulator system of claim 1 , wherein the maternal simulator includes a simulated circulatory system.

17. The simulator system of claim 1 , wherein the maternal simulator includes a simulated nervous system.

18. The simulator system of claim 1 , wherein the maternal simulator is operable without physical connection to other devices outside of the maternal simulator.

19. The simulator system of claim 18 , wherein the maternal simulator is configured to communicate with other devices wirelessly.

20. The simulator system of claim 18 , wherein the maternal simulator includes a rechargeable power source.

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

• G06F19/3437

  Physics · mapped topic

• G16Z99/00

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

• G16H50/50

  for simulation or modelling of medical disorders · CPC title