Patent ID: 9424760
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: G09B

Claim Text:
1. A heart tamponade model, for use in medical training, comprising: a wall, defining the boundary of a chamber, said wall having a flexible region and a slit within said region providing access to the interior of said chamber; a pair of rib-cage members, located within said chamber such that adjacent edges of each member are spaced apart from each other; at least one resilient biasing element, connected to each rib-cage member and configured such that adjacent edges of said rib-cage members may be brought into contact with each other, or further spaced-apart, against the action of at least one resilient biasing element; a conduit providing fluid communication between the exterior and interior of said chamber; and a facsimile of a mammalian heart, located within said chamber.