The University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill

Kindheart, Inc.

Vanderbilt University

Richard Harry Feins

W Andrew Grubbs

Alexander McLain Grubbs

Matthew M Dedmon

Daniel Carmine Fuccella

Tom Birchard

Don Aikin

Robert J Webster, Iii

Bryan Irby Hartley

Philip Joseph Swaney

Erik Lamers

Ron Alterovitz

Arthur William Mahoney

Andria Annette Remirez

Alan David Kuntz

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for transoral lung access. In some examples, the system includes a bronchoscope, a concentric tube probe deployable from within the bronchoscope, and a steerable needle nested deployable from within the concentric tube probe. The system can include a control system for deploying the concentric tube probe from the bronchoscope into a lung to a location where a target is within a range of the steerable needle and for deploying the steerable needle from the location to the target.

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for transoral lung access

This invention is directed to a modular staged simulator and a process of simulating medical trauma and maladies for the purpose of training or certifying individuals including medical professionals. More specifically, this disclosure relates to ex vivo training exercises as opposed to traditional forms of training using intact cadavers, in vivo surgery on animal subjects; and supervised apprenticeship performing surgery on human subjects with trauma or maladies under the watch of a skilled medical practitioner.

Modular staged reality simulator

A surgical simulation assembly is provided for simulating realistic surgery on animal organs or human cadavers. The surgical simulation assembly comprises a generally flat tray having a central indentation for receiving an organ, at least one drainage aperture and at least one indented trough extending from the central indentation for receiving at least one tube. The tray is assembled with a simulator heart and lungs prepped for connection to a variable speed double action air pump assembly that creates both positive pressure and a vacuum on the heart to simulate a beating heart. The tray is supported on a basket having a lower containment portion for containing fluid waste collected during the simulated surgery. The basket is elevated by risers over a base designed to support the assembly.

Surgical simulation assembly

Surgical tray

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Chapel Hill, NC, United States of America

Richard Harry Feins