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Liver Abscess Puncture & Thoracentesis Training Simulator

Reference 11511 · Task trainer

Liver Abscess Puncture & Thoracentesis Training Simulator

  • Task trainer
  • Gastroenterology
  • Main product
  • Medicine

Life-like male torso for practice and training of liver abscess puncture and thoracentesis

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Available in Spain, Portugal and Andorra · delivery time given in the proposal

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Description

What this equipment is and what it's designed for.

Outline

Life-like male torso for practice and training of liver abscess puncture and thoracentesis

Skills Gained

  • Palpation
  • Percussion
  • Drainage for liver abscess
  • Thoracentesis

Features

  • Anatomy:
  • Simulated patient in supine and semi-supine positions with soft texture, realistic hand feeling and appearance
  • Correct anatomical landmarks such as clavicle, armpit and intercostal space of each rib etc. make it easy to locate the puncture site
  • Key Features:
  • For liver abscess puncture, the pressure points can be found around the liver, and there’s an obvious “pop” feeling for successful puncture, and the simulated liver pus can be extracted
  • For thoracentesis, flatness can be heard by percussion, and there’s an obvious “pop” feeling for successful puncture, and the simulated pleural fluid can be extracted
  • Voice prompt will be triggered by incorrect puncture

Specifications

  • Gross weight (kg): 17.5 17.3
  • Product size(mm): 950*560*290(Simulator)|1060*160*530(Table)
Knowledge

What you learn

Task trainer modality. The competencies this equipment trains, in the language of the training plan.

  • Palpar las referencias anatómicas del tórax y del hipocondrio derecho.
  • Percutir para delimitar la zona de punción.
  • Drenar un absceso hepático.
  • Realizar la toracocentesis y extraer líquido pleural.
  • Reconocer el chasquido que confirma la punción correcta.

Related procedures: Abscess incision and drainage · Thoracentesis

Knowledge

Cases and pathologies

The clinical scenarios that can be simulated with this equipment.

  • Absceso hepático que precisa drenaje percutáneo.
  • Derrame pleural con matidez absoluta a la percusión.
  • Toracocentesis diagnóstica y evacuadora.
  • Punción incorrecta señalada por el aviso de voz.
Catalogue

Features and what's included

What the equipment does and what comes in the box, as described by the manufacturer.

Features

  • Torso masculino realista, de textura blanda, colocable en decúbito supino y en semidecúbito.
  • Referencias anatómicas fieles: clavícula, axila y espacio intercostal de cada costilla.
  • En la punción hepática se percibe un chasquido claro y se extrae pus simulado.
  • En la toracocentesis se aprecia matidez absoluta a la percusión y se extrae líquido pleural simulado.
  • Una punción incorrecta activa un aviso de voz.
  • Medidas del simulador de 950 x 560 x 290 mm y de la mesa de 1.060 x 160 x 530 mm.
Technical

Services for this equipment

Services matter: the equipment gets commissioned, the staff know how to use it and maintenance is settled before you start. Include them in your budget and avoid having to raise a second purchase.

  • Preventive maintenance We'll let you know when it's due
Technical

Documentation

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Catalogue

Other related equipment

They train the same technique. Each one approaches it in its own way: none of them replaces this one.

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