Anatomical Training Device

Researchers at the University of North Dakota have developed a training device designed for allied health professionals to practice orthopedic tests on a knee or elbow. The devices are anatomically correct, articulable models of the human knee and elbow that allow the major ligaments to be independently and selectively adjusted in order to simulate various healthy and non-healthy conditions. Each ΓÇÿligamentΓÇÖ comprises an elastic cable affixed at one end to the corresponding location about the ΓÇÿtibia,ΓÇÖ ΓÇÿfibula,ΓÇÖ ΓÇÿradius,ΓÇÖ or ΓÇÿulna.ΓÇÖ The free end of each cable is in communication with a selectable tensioning means. The displacement of the model will thus depend upon the user/operatorΓÇÖs input, and the model may be used to replicate a healthy joint as well as a variety of injury conditions, including specific injuries and grades of severity.

Inventor: CHAN, Kwokhung | GUAN, Yi | NICHOLLS, John, Malcolm | PEIRIS, Joseph, Sriyal, Malik | POON, Litman | YUEN, Kwokyung | LEUNG, Frederick, C.
Priority Number: WO2004085650A8
IPC Current: A61P001100 | A61P003114 | C12N001550 | C12Q000170 | C12Q000168
Assignee Applicant: The University of Hong Kong
Title: A HIGH-TROUGHPUT DIAGNOSTIC ASSAY FOR THE HUMAN VIRUS CAUSING SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (SARS) | ESSAI DIAGNOSTIQUE HAUTE VITESSE POUR LA DETECTION DU VIRUS HUMAIN PROVOQUANT LE SYNDROME RESPIRATOIRE AIGU SEVERE (SRAS)
Usefulness: A HIGH-TROUGHPUT DIAGNOSTIC ASSAY FOR THE HUMAN VIRUS CAUSING SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (SARS) | ESSAI DIAGNOSTIQUE HAUTE VITESSE POUR LA DETECTION DU VIRUS HUMAIN PROVOQUANT LE SYNDROME RESPIRATOIRE AIGU SEVERE (SRAS)

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