Product Design & Development

What's Inside: Cardio Simulator Part 2

By Chris Fox, Associate Editor, PD&D
Friday, February 03, 2012

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What's Inside: Cardio Simulator Part 2

Training is one of the biggest challenges for surgeons. Nothing beats hands-on experience when learning a meticulous skill, and surgery is arguably one of the most difficult medical arts forms. How can a doctor receive first-hand training in the intricacies of surgery without putting patients at risk? crossMedical has an answer: the Cardio Simulator. Using soft materials that realistically reproduce a patient’s heart from CT data, the Cardio Simulator gives a lifelike model for heart surgery demonstration, modeling, and exploration.

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  1. This technology allows greater freedom of design than conventional techniques, and it allows the creation of cavities and sharp angles.
  2. Customizable models can have an addition/omission of necessary/unnecessary sections to assist with pre-operation simulation.
  3. The model can be enlarged or shrunk in size to allow easier exploration for learning techniques. The design can be modified through multiple copies with different features giving access to several scenarios.

Read: What’s Inside: Cardio Simulator Part 1

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