Wireless Patient Simulator for Realistic Obstetric Training
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current patient simulators for training are often expensive, lack realism, and are not portable due to bulky components and wired connections, failing to simulate the complexities of real patient care scenarios, especially during child birthing, where cervical dilation and fetal movement are not adequately represented.
Innovation Solution
An interactive education system featuring tetherless patient simulators that communicate wirelessly, including a maternal, fetal, and neonatal simulator, capable of simulating physiological parameters like heart rate and respiratory patterns, with virtual instruments that provide realistic training without the need for physical connections to external devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If real medical instruments are used for training, then training realism is improved, but cost increases and portability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses virtual instruments that replicate the appearance and functionality of real medical instruments through software interfaces. These virtual instruments provide a simplified copy of the real device experience without the physical complexity, cost, and portability issues of actual medical equipment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces physical mechanical instruments with software-based virtual instruments. The training system uses computer-generated interfaces and digital simulations instead of physical medical devices, eliminating the need for heavy, expensive equipment while maintaining training effectiveness.
2Adaptability or versatility
If comprehensive medical instruments are provided, then educational completeness is improved, but cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The virtual instrument platform provides multi-functional capabilities through software. A single virtual instrument system can simulate multiple different medical instruments and procedures, replacing the need for numerous separate physical instruments. This universal approach delivers comprehensive educational content at a fraction of the cost of acquiring all real instruments.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates virtual copies of multiple medical instruments within a single software platform. Instead of purchasing expensive physical copies of each instrument, the system uses digital representations that can be freely replicated and distributed, providing complete instrument coverage without proportional cost increases.
3Ease of operation
If patient simulator is made portable, then ease of transportation is improved, but functionality may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces heavy mechanical components with software-based solutions. The simulator runs on standard computing hardware that can be easily transported, eliminating the need for bulky mechanical life support systems, compressors, and wired connections that traditionally limited portability while maintaining full simulation functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the essential simulation functionality from heavy physical infrastructure. By separating the core simulation engine into a software platform that can run on portable devices, the system removes unnecessary physical bulk while preserving and even enhancing functional capabilities through wireless and software-based features.
Data Source
AI summary
An eye assembly for use in a patient simulator is provided. The eye assembly includes an iris diaphragm having a moveable inner portion defining an opening. The inner portion of the iris diaphragm is movable radially from a first position wherein the opening has a first diameter and a second position wherein the opening has a second diameter greater than the first diameter. The iris diaphragm is configured for use in a simulated eye. The eye assembly also includes a dilation actuator in communication with the inner portion of the iris diaphragm for selectively moving the inner portion between the first and second positions to simulate dilation of an eye.