Pelvic Surgery Training Model

Abstract

A male or female human pelvic model for teaching, practicing, or evaluating proficiency in physical examination, medical or surgical techniques, or procedures involving the pelvis are disclosed. The pelvic model can include replaceable pelvic skeletal frame and normal, pathological, or other modules providing 3D anatomical representations of various body components, such as skin, organs, muscles, vessels, connective tissues, ligaments, tendons, or nerves. The pelvic model can include portions that can retain pressurized fluid, such as to mimic a body organ, cavity, or vessel that retains fluid, so that leakage can occur, such as upon unintended cutting or puncture. A rotating open-top pelvic region structure can permit viewing or video capture during the simulated procedure.

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[0001] priority statement [0002] This nonprovisional patent application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61 / 251,818, filed October 15, 2009, entitled "PELVIC SURGERY MODEL," Its entire content is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. technical field [0003] This patent document relates to devices and methods for teaching surgery and other medical procedures. More particularly and not by way of limitation, this patent document relates to devices, methods or kits for teaching, performing or evaluating the competence of physicians in various surgical and medical techniques of the pelvis, or the organs and tissues located therein. Background technique [0004] Current methods of teaching pelvic surgery include learning about the surgery, watching surgical videos, and observing and participating in live surgery under the guidance of experienced physicians. The current "hands-on" apprenticeship approach to teac...

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Problems solved by technology

Another drawback of using a cadaver is that once a particular area of ​​the cadaver has been operated on, the tissue is destroyed and cannot be reused to repeat the operation

It is believed that there is no anatomically complete interactive surgical model suitable for teaching, performing and evaluating in a single model the surgical procedures and techniques of the human female pelvis, such as, without limitation, vaginal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, Retropubic urethral suspension, transobturator urethral suspension, new single incision middle urethral suspension, bilateral sacrospinous ligament suspension / fixation, bladder injury repair or rectal injury repair

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