Patent ID: 9542859
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: G09B

Claim:
1. A model for anatomic training and injection practice, comprising: a visibly clear thermally fusible synthetic gel matrix formed with at least one contoured surface, the contoured surface simulating a partial human torso; a skeletal structure embedded within the synthetic gel matrix at the same location as the corresponding skeletal structure is located in a human, at least a portion of the skeletal structure producing a fluoroscopic image with an image contrast representative of human bone; wherein visible needle tracks are formed in the synthetic gel matrix, 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, at least a portion of the needle tracks extending along the path remaining visible until the needle tracks are fused closed with a heat source, whereby the needle tracks are fused closed upon heating the synthetic gel matrix such that the needle tracks are no longer visible in the synthetic gel matrix; and at least one synthetic simulated soft tissue structure embedded in the synthetic gel matrix, the synthetic simulated soft tissue structure embedded in the synthetic gel matrix at a position corresponding to the same location, relative to the contoured surface, as the corresponding soft tissue structure is located in a human torso.