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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2021
Applicant:
Rivanna Medical Llc, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Inventors:
Adam Joseph Dixon, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Frank William Mauldin, Jr., Charlottesville, VA (US);
Assignee:
Rivanna Medical, Inc., Charlottesville, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B 23/30 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G09B 23/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B 23/286 (2013.01); A61B 8/587 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasound training model which exhibits optically clear soft tissue-mimicking materials that are simultaneously acoustically scattering and self-healing to needle punctures. An exemplary embodiment is disclosed that comprises an embedded bone-mimicking spine model and a dual-purpose lid that may be used as a friction surface mat. Various embodiments of the training model materials are disclosed.