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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2018
The University of North Carolina AT Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Jennifer Nelson, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Henry Paul Goodell, Raleigh, NC (US);
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for simulating the insertion of a device via cannulation include an external shell which is at least partially filled with a silicone material, a simulated venous flow path, a simulated arterial flow path, one or more pumps to provide fluid to these flow paths, and a visible atrium in fluid communication with the venous flow path. The venous and arterial flow paths are made of flexible and distensible tubing, which is at least partially embedded within the silicone material in cannulation regions, and which is configured to be pierced to allow for insertion of a device therein. The atrium comprises a translucent front wall to enable, before, during, or after insertion of the device, visible inspection inside of the atrium.