Patent ID: 7845949

Claim:
An ultrasound training mannequin, comprising: a mostly solid body member configured to simulate the human male torso, and including a lower neck portion, two upper arm portions, and two upper leg portions; one or more cavities within said body member; one or more organ members configured to be contained within said cavities in said body member, said one or more organ members being constructed to simulate the ultrasonic response of internal human organs during ultrasonic examination, further wherein said one or more organ members are constructed from a variable density material to simulate the ultrasonic response of internal human organs during ultrasonic examination; and one or more hollow channels configured to be contained in said body member, said one or more hollow channels being constructed to simulate the ultrasonic response of internal human veins and arteries during ultrasonic examination, wherein said one or more hollow channels are constructed from a latex material to simulate the ultrasonic response of internal human veins and arteries during ultrasonic examination and are filled with water or ultrasound gel to simulate the ultrasonic response of blood within said veins and arteries.