Patent Document ID: 5391081
Application ID: 07882467
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of simulating ulnar nerve stimulation in real time in response to a simulated degree of neuromuscular blockade during simulated medical surgery using a manikin, comprising the steps of: (A) applying at least one electric pulse corresponding to a nerve stimulation protocol selected from the group consisting of single twitch, train of four, tetanic, post tetanic count and double burst, to a means for sensing an electric pulse associated with the manikin, wherein the at least one electric pulse is applied using a nerve stimulator; (B) detecting the at least one electric pulse and identifying the corresponding nerve stimulation protocol; (C) computing a simulated response to the identified nerve stimulation protocol and the simulated degree of neuromuscular blockade according to a time-and event-based script, a computer model or a combination of a time- and event-based script and a computer model; and (D) actuating at least one output device associated with the manikin in real time according to the computed simulated response to simulate the neuromuscular stimulation associated with the nerve stimulation protocol and the simulated degree of neuromuscular blockade, wherein the output device is a thumb twitch actuator which moves a thumb on a hand of the manikin relative to the fingers on the hand a distance, time duration and pattern computed according to the nerve stimulation protocol.