Patent ID: 8801438

Claim:
An artificial anatomic model configured to geometrically mimic a human or non-human animal torso, wherein said torso comprises: one or more bones, wherein said one or more bones geometrically mimic at least a portion of one or more human or non-human animal bones; a cavity configured to receive at least one module, wherein said cavity and said at least one module is comprised of, in part, or in whole, a hydrogel, and said at least one module geometrically mimics at least a portion of a human or non-human animal organ; a muscular tissue, wherein the muscular tissue is comprised of, in part or in whole, a hydrogel, said muscular tissue geometrically mimics at least a portion of a human or non-human animal muscular tissue and simulates at least one predetermined physical characteristic of muscle tissue of said muscle possessing human or nonhuman animal anatomic tissue with at least fifty percent or more similarity; one or more tendons, wherein the one or more tendons are comprised of, in part or in whole, a hydrogel, and said one or more tendons geometrically mimic at least a portion of a human or non-human animal tendon and simulate at least one predetermined physical characteristic of tendon tissue with at least fifty percent or more similarity; one or more ligaments, wherein the one or more ligaments are comprised of, in part or in whole, a hydrogel, and said one or more ligaments geometrically mimic at least a portion of a human or non-human animal ligament and simulate at least one predetermined physical characteristic of ligament tissue with at least fifty percent or more similarity; and at least one luminal structure, wherein the at least one luminal structure is comprised of, in part or in whole, a hydrogel, said at least one luminal structure geometrically mimics at least a portion of a human or non-human animal luminal structure and simulates at least one predetermined physical characteristic of a luminal tissue of said lumen possessing human or nonhuman animal anatomic structure with at least fifty percent or more similarity.