IP Library Granted Patent US 11,854,426
Granted Patent B2
US 11,854,426 · App. 17/843,932 · Granted Dec 26, 2023

System for cosmetic and therapeutic training

Inventors: Gabrielle A. Rios (Newport Beach, CA); Jeff Crockett (Fullerton, CA); Clark B. Foster (Mission Viejo, CA); Milan Trcka (North Tustin, CA); David J. Mishelevich (Playa del Rey, CA); Aaron J. Gifford (Lake Elsinore, CA); Chris C. Ludolph (Lake Forest, CA)
Assignee: Truinject Corp.
G09B23/285G09B23/30G09B23/36G09B23/28G09B23/281
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Patent No.
US 11,854,426
App. No.
17/843,932
Granted
Dec 26, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for an apparatus and method for practicing injection techniques through an injectable apparatus. The injectable apparatus may contain a camera that is configured to detect the intensity and color of light attenuated from a testing tool after it is injected into a simulated human or animal body parts. A training tool may be connected to a user display device to generate a display of the injection apparatus as well as the performance parameters of a trainee.

Claims (26)

1. A method of evaluating a treatment by injecting a medical product, the method comprising:

providing an injection apparatus configured to simulate an anatomical shape;

performing a plurality of testing injections on the injection apparatus by different injectors using a testing tool, the testing tool comprising a needle tip and configured to simulate a treatment by injecting the medical product into the injection apparatus;

detecting, for each of the plurality of testing injections by the different injectors, information of that testing injection using one or more sensors, wherein the one or more sensors comprise a three-dimensional tracking sensor;

compiling the information of each of the plurality of testing injections; and

analyzing the compiled information to determine an effectiveness of the treatment by injection the medical product or a risk associated with the treatment.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating a testing injection score or rating for one of the different injectors based on the information of a testing injection performed by the one of the different injectors.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the information of the testing injection performed by the one of the different injectors comprises a three-dimensional location of a site of the testing injection performed by the one of the different injectors.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the anatomical shape comprises a human skull shape.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein analyzing the compiled information to determine an effectiveness of the treatment by injection the medical product or a risk associated with the treatment comprises calculating a bulk average of the compiled information of each of the plurality of testing injections.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the different injectors comprise different types of medical practitioners.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the different types of medical practitioners comprise doctors and nurses.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors further comprise a force or pressure sensor configured to measure a force or pressure applied during one of the plurality of testing injections.

9. A method of evaluating a treatment by injecting a medical product, the method comprising:

detecting, using one or more sensors, injection information of a first injector using a testing tool simulating delivery of the medical product to an injection location, the testing tool comprising a needle tip;

repeating detecting injection information of additional injectors different from the first injector; and

compiling the injection information of the first injector and the additional injectors; and

analyzing the compiled injection information to determine an effectiveness of injecting the medical product or a risk associated with injecting the medical product.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more sensors comprise a three-dimensional tracking sensor configured to detect at least one three-dimensional locations of the needle tip during a testing injection by the first injector or the additional injectors.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more sensors further comprise a force or pressure sensor configured to measure a force or pressure applied by the first injector or the additional injectors during a testing injection.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising generating a testing injection score or rating for each of the first injector or the additional injectors based on the detected injection information of a respective injector.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein analyzing the compiled injection information to determine an effectiveness of injecting the medical product or a risk associated with injecting the medical product comprises calculating a bulk average of the compiled injection information by the first injector and the additional injectors.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first injector and the additional injectors comprise different types of medical practitioners.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the different types of medical practitioners comprise doctors and nurses.

16. The method of claim 9 , further comprising providing an injection apparatus configured to simulate an anatomical shape including the injection location.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the anatomical shape comprises a human skull shape.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 27, 2023
From: TRUINJECT MEDICAL CORP.
To: TRUINJECT CORP.
Reel/Frame 064145/0293 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2023
From: RIOS, GABRIELLE A.; CROCKETT, JEFF; FOSTER, CLARK B.; TRCKA, MILAN; MISHELEVICH, DAVID J.; GIFFORD, AARON J.; LUDOLPH, CHRIS C.
To: TRUINJECT MEDICAL CORP.
Reel/Frame 064062/0612 →
Continuity (12)
Continuation 17123002 · Dec 15, 2020
Continuation 16853597 · Apr 20, 2020
Continuation 15977993 · May 11, 2018
Continuation 15258839 · Sep 7, 2016
Continuation 14595972 · Jan 13, 2015
Continuation 14318368 · Jun 27, 2014
Continuation 14067829 · Oct 30, 2013
Provisional Application 61826899 · May 23, 2013
Provisional Application 61814766 · Apr 22, 2013
Provisional Application 61784239 · Mar 14, 2013
Provisional Application 61720046 · Oct 30, 2012
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