Patent ID: 9542860
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: G09B

Claim:
1. A model for anatomic training and spinal injection practice, comprising: (1) a form having contoured portions simulating a partial torso, (2) within the form a visibly clear thermoplastic elastomer matrix, the visibly clear thermoplastic elastomer matrix providing visible needle tracks resulting from needle penetration and extraction of a needle along the path of the needle after insertion at a point on the contoured surface to a target below the contoured surface, whereby the needle tracks are fused closed upon heating the thermoplastic elastomer matrix; and (3) embedded in the visibly clear thermoplastic elastomer matrix, a skeletal structure at the same location, relative to the contoured surface, as the corresponding skeletal structure is located in a human body, at least a portion of the skeletal structure producing a fluoroscopic image with an image contrast representative of the structure of human bone corresponding to the at least a portion of the skeletal structure.