Medical examination teaching system
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Aug 6, 2002
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Aug 29, 2000
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Aug 30, 1999
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A system for teaching students to perform medical exams performed manually inside a body cavity includes an anatomical simulator with a simulator cavity, a tactile sensor in the simulator, and a feedback presentation unit in communication with the sensor. The tactile sensor generates a signal in response to a manual contact with an inside surface of the simulator cavity, and performance of the exam inside the simulator cavity generates a series of signals. The simulator can include removable anatomical parts, the surfaces of which make up the inside surface of the simulator cavity. The sensor is preferably a force sensing resistor and the signal is representative of the applied force. The feedback presentation unit is preferably a computer system, and the feedback may consist of a graphical display of information gathered by the sensor, or a rating of the exam performance. Pressure, time, and other data gathered from student performance of the exam are compared with a reference exam to derive a student rating, which may include instruction to the student during the exam. Realistic patient environments are simulated with video and audio signals.
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