Anatomical model

An anatomical model for simulating internal body structures of a patient, which in one embodiment includes a shell that simulates a body cavity and a length of animal tissue that simulates an organ in the body cavity. A sheath surrounds the animal tissue and is secured at one or more anchor points i...

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Hauptverfasser: TUNKEL ROMAN, DAYTON PETER L, EIERMANN ROBERT, SCALARO MARY A, MACNAMARA FRANCIS T, WHITNEY MATTHEW, DURONIO JAMES, CHURCHILL WILLIAM L, CONSTANT DANA, MASEDA LUIS J
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Zusammenfassung:An anatomical model for simulating internal body structures of a patient, which in one embodiment includes a shell that simulates a body cavity and a length of animal tissue that simulates an organ in the body cavity. A sheath surrounds the animal tissue and is secured at one or more anchor points in the shell to support the animal tissue in the shell. In one embodiment, one or more force sensors are positioned to detect forces on the animal tissue or the shell.