Patent ID: 7261565

Claim:
A system for performing a simulated medical bilio-pancreatic duodenoscopy procedure, comprising (a) at least a portion of a simulated bilio-pancreatic organ system; (b) a simulated duodenoscope for performing the simulated medical bilio-pancreatic duodenoscopy procedure on said at least a portion of said simulated bilio-pancreatic organ system; (c) a locator for determining a location of said simulated duodenoscope within said simulated at least a portion of a simulated bilio-pancreatic organ system; and (d) a visual display for displaying images according to said location of said simulated duodenoscope within said simulated at least a portion of a simulated bilio-pancreatic organ system for providing visual feedback, such that said images simulate actual visual data received during an actual medical procedure as performed on an actual subject, wherein said displayed images comprise a mathematical model for modeling said at least a portion of a simulated bilio-pancreatic organ system according to a corresponding at least a portion of an actual bilio-pancreatic organ system and said mathematical model features a plurality of splines, said plurality of splines being arranged as a branched structure.