The present disclosure provides interactive education systems, apparatus, components, and methods for teaching patient care. In some aspects of the present disclosure, a system comprises: a patient simulator having a simulated body portion; an air pressure sensor positioned within the simulated body portion; a first air chamber positioned within the patient simulator, the first air chamber in communication with the air pressure sensor; a mechanism for selectively contacting the first air chamber; and an adapter positioned outside the patient simulator, the adapter in communication with the air pressure sensor and configured to be in communication with an air line of an automated pressure monitoring apparatus.

A neck mechanism for a mannequin comprises three or more joint units serially connected to provide joints for three or more rotational degrees of freedom (DOF). A rotational axis of a first DOF is configured to be aligned with a lateral axis of the mannequin. A rotational axis of a second DOF is configured to be aligned with an anterior-posterior axis of the mannequin. A rotational axis of a third DOF is configured to be aligned with a cranial-caudal axis of the mannequin. A bottom one of the joint units is adapted to be connected to a torso of the mannequin, and a top one of the at least three joint units is adapted to be connected to a skull. The mannequin may also have a skull connected to the top one of the joint units, and a trunk connected to the bottom one of the joint units. A system for simulating cervical spine motions is also provided.

A prosthetic abdomen for peritoneal dialysis training is provided. The prosthetic abdomen is in the form of a belt having an inner layer of material, an outer layer of material, and a pouch formed between the inner layer of material and the outer layer of material. A belt fastener is provided at one or both ends of the belt. The outer layer of material has an inner surface partially defining the pouch, and an outer surface having a skin tone color. The positioning of the belt and skin tone color can be selected to mimic the actual peritoneum of a patient. The pouch is expandable to hold a bag of liquid having a volume of at least 1000 milliliters (ml). A method of training a patient to carry out a peritoneal dialysis self-treatment, using the prosthetic abdomen, is also provided.

A lung simulator including a lung bladder, a biasing system providing a relaxed expiration force to the lung bladder with a positive end-expiratory pressure and simulating lung compliance, and a frame holding the lung bladder and biasing member in position. The lung bladder may be inflated and deflated between a positive end-expiratory pressure and a peak inspiratory pressure through the means of a ventilator, a bag mask or mouth to mouth ventilation and may produce a pressure-volume curve similar to that of a lung when the lung bladder is connected to a ventilation source.

Device for training and direct practice of breast self-palpation techniques for the early detection of breast cancer comprising a container flexible body refillable with viscous fluid, a support and transfer platform connected to the body, means to simulate the type of abnormal tissue detectable within the body; fluid distributor element directly on the user's skin coming from the chamber and transfer means arranged towards the distributor element.

A perfusive tissue phantom is disclosed. An example tissue phantom includes a chamber with fluid inlets disposed on a first side and fluid outlets disposed on a second side spaced apart from the first side. The tissue phantom also includes a hydrogel region connected to at least one of the fluid inlets and including a permeable hydrogel with structural characteristics that simulate a type of tissue. The tissue phantom also includes a microfluidic conduit coupled to at least one of the fluid inlets. The microfluidic conduit is a flexible, semi-permeable fiber that simulates a blood vessel. The structural characteristics of the permeable hydrogel may include a selected density, porosity, rigidity and dimension that approximate a target density, porosity, rigidity and dimension of interstitial space of the type of tissue.

A radiographic phantom comprises: a body comprising a wax material or a wax-like material, wherein the body has an x-ray attenuation value that is approximately the same as that of a human tissue; and a plurality of crystalline test objects positioned on or within the body. A method comprises: obtaining a radiographic phantom comprising a body and a plurality of crystalline test objects positioned on or within the body, wherein the body comprises a wax material or a wax-like material, and wherein the body has an x-ray attenuation value that is approximately the same as that of a human breast tissue; performing an operation of the radiographic phantom and using a device; and assessing a performance of the device based on the operation.

Method for manufacturing a tridimensional blood vessel model using stereolithography and optionally cell culture. Applications include surgery training, research on pathology such as SCDs and in vitro drug testing e.g. for antiplatelets. Existing models are not compatible with cell culture and cannot withstand high pressure, as opposed to the present invention. Stereolithography allows modelling of complex vessels such as carotid siphons as opposed to other existing methods.

Medical training model with additively manufactured, individualized vessel models (10) which can be interchangeably connected in at least one training region to the fluid system (2) of an anatomically replicated training model with the respective patient-specifically replicated lumen, wherein the fluid system (2) simulates a blood circulation replacement system, wherein a vessel model (10) reproduced with patient-specific geometry can be connected to the fluid system (2) via a hydraulic quick coupling, the hydraulic quick coupling comprises as coupling pieces a plug and a sleeve or bushing, which are each provided with an inner flow channel for sealed connection when the coupling pieces are joined together, wherein in each case one of the coupling pieces is designed as an adapter on the connection side of the vessel model (10) with a flow channel course of varying diameter which connects the lumen of the patient-specific vessel model (10) to a standardized coupling connection opening.

A procedure simulator is provided, which includes a first storage tank configured to store a liquid imitating blood; a tissue model including a plurality of bifurcated flow paths being bifurcated downstream via a plurality of bifurcated portions; a pump configured to supply the liquid to the tissue model; a second storage tank configured to store the liquid to be flowed out from the plurality of bifurcated flow paths; a plurality of pipes configured to connect an outlet of a bifurcated flow path to the second storage tank; a plurality of switching valves configured to selectively causing the bifurcated flow path to communicate with a drain flow path from which the liquid is discharged below the tissue model; and a filter member between the switching valve and the outlet of the bifurcated flow path of the plurality of bifurcated flow paths.