Interventional simulator system

USOO7993 141B2 <12) United States Patent <10) Patent No.: US 7,993,141 B2 Grund-Pedersen (45) Date of Patent: Aug. 9, 2011 (54) INTERVENTIONAL SIMULATOR SYSTEM (56) References Cited (75) Inventor: Jan Grund-Pedersen, Kullavik (SE) U-S- PATENT DOCUMENTS 3,426,448 A * 2/1969 Sarnoff ....................... .. 434/262 (73) Assignee: Mentice AB, Gothenberg (SE) 4,907,973 A 3/1990 Hon 5,380,307 A l/1995 Chee et al. ( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of tl1is 518051140 A 9/1998 Rosepberg G131‘ patent is extended or adjusted under 35 Q gliéilggn e1a1' U.S.C. l54(b) by 1085 days. 5,987,960 A ll/1999 Messner et al. 6,038,488 A 3/2000 Barnes et al. (21) APP1- N9-I 10/538,005 Q1 1‘ $9111 """""""""""""""" ~ ‘134/262 , , 3.1T (22) PCT Filed: Dec. 3, 2003 6167599 B1 7/201 t_B"‘1";1; on 1nue (86) PCT No.: PCT/SE03/01892 FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS § 371 (°)(1)> EP 0970714 1/2000 (2), (4) Date: Dec. 19, 2006 (Continued) PCT Pub Dam: Jun‘ 171 2004 International Search Report. (65) Prior Publication Data (COHIi11L1ed) US 2007/0141543 A1 Jun. 21, 2007 Primary Examine, _ Kesnay prisby 74 A A F ' i H D' k & P' Related U.S. Application Data ()~L)C~ Zlorney, gent, or zrm arness, 1c ey 1erce, (60) Provisional application No. 60/430,364, filed on Dec. (57) ABSTRACT 3, 2002. The present invention relates to an interventional procedure (30) Foreign APPli¢3ti0l1 Priority Data simulation system, comprising a control unit and an interface ur1it, said control unit communication with said interface unit Dec. 3, 2002 (SE) ..................................... .. 0203569 te Simulate nandjing ef at least ene instrument interfaeed by said interface ur1it. The instrument is a self expanding tool (51) Int‘ C1‘ inserted inside a simulated vessel and simulated with respect G093 23/28 (200601) to a set value representing a stiffness of said vessel, a rest (52) U.S. Cl. .................................. .. 434/272 dianieter of Said Self expanding too], a Vessel initiaj inner (58) F1611?‘ Of Cl3SS1fiC3t10Il S€3I‘Ch ................ .. 434/262, diameter and spring Qgnstant fQ1' 5aidtQQ1_ 434/272

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