Patent Document ID: 9318032
Application ID: 13980500
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A mixed reality simulation system that facilitates training in a clinical procedure, comprising: a physical model of an anatomic region associated with the clinical procedure; a virtual model of the anatomic region that is isomorphic with the physical model, wherein the virtual model associates an anatomic structure and a tissue type with each location in the physical model; a tracking component that tracks at least one location of at least one clinical instrument relative to the physical model and maps the at least one location to the corresponding anatomic position in the virtual model; a physical anatomic feedback component that creates perceptible changes in one or more of the characteristics or behavior of the physical model based at least in part on the anatomic structure and tissue type associated with the at least one mapped location; and a clinical instrument interface component that detects outputs of at least one clinical instrument wherein the outputs comprise data associated with one or more of electrical signals, pressure or flow wherein anatomic feedback is determined based at least in part on the at least one mapped location and an output of the least one clinical instrument or a different clinical instrument; wherein the output comprises one or more of electrical signals, a pressure or a flow and wherein the at least one clinical instrument comprises a nerve block needle and a neurostimulator, wherein the tracking component tracks the location of a tip of the needle; wherein the clinical instrument interface receives one or more signals from the neurostimulator, and the anatomic feedback comprises a simulated muscle twitch response in the anatomic model based at least in part on the one or more signals from the neurostimulator and the tracked position of the tip of the needle relative to the location of nerves in the virtual model.