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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2014
Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Acdet Llc, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Richard A. Bergs, Dallas, TX (US);
Nicholas T. Papa, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Jonathan E. Ruffin, Fort Worth, TX (US);
David M. Huitt, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
ACDET LLC, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
Provided herein are systems, methods, and apparatuses for simulating ailments that can be diagnosed by an abdominal palpation exam. Furthermore, provided herein are systems, methods, and apparatuses for analyzing an abdominal palpation exam. An abdominal simulator may include a surface layer, a sensor layer beneath the surface layer, a muscle layer beneath the sensor layer, a tensing layer beneath the muscle layer, an ailment module layer beneath the tensing layer, and a control portion. The abdominal simulator may simulate an ailment that can be diagnosed by an abdominal palpation exam. The abdominal simulator may also detect at least one abdominal palpation that is performed by a user on the abdominal simulator to diagnose the ailment that was simulated by the abdominal simulator. Moreover, the abdominal simulator may determine data for the at least one abdominal palpation that was detected.