Patent ID: 7544062

Claim:
An anatomic model of the abdominopelvic region of a human male patient's body to assist in training medical personnel in passing an elongated medical instrument through the skin and the underlying tissues of the perineum to dispose an instrument distal tip adjacent or within the prostate, the anatomic model comprising: a relatively rigid skeletal frame shaped in conformance with at least a portion of the human pelvic girdle; an elastomer body mass encasing the skeletal frame having an external shape substantially representative of the external appearance and physiology of a human male corpus in the abdominopelvic region including at least an anal opening, a penis model, and the perineum between the anal opening and penis model, the elastomer body mass selected of an elastomeric material that is substantially transparent, resilient enabling palpation, and presenting a resistance to passage of the elongated medical instrument substantially corresponding to that encountered in passing an elongated medical instrument through the skin and the underlying tissues of the perineum; a tubular urethra model shaped to represent a male urethra extending from the penis model into the elastomer body mass in substantially physiologic relation to the skeletal frame; and a prostate model shaped to simulate a prostate gland encircling a portion of the urethra model disposed within the elastomer body mass in substantially physiologic relation to the skeletal frame, the prostate model formed of an elastomeric material that is visible through the elastomer body mass, that is resilient enabling palpation, and that is penetrable by an instrument distal tip, whereby the distal tip and body of the elongated medical instrument can be advanced through the elastomer body mass simulating the perineum and to or into the prostate to demonstrate correct passage or train medical personnel in such correct passage.