Auscultation training device and related methods

摘要

An auscultation system may include an auscultation device, a simulation unit, a speaker and a proximity sensor that detects the proximity of the auscultation device and emits a signal in response. The auscultation system may also include a database storing multiple sound files and a controller. The controller may receive the signal, select one of the sound files and transmit the selected sound file to the speaker in response to the signal. In one embodiment, the simulation unit is attached to a live subject. In another embodiment, the simulation unit is attached to a mannequin.

主权项

1. An auscultation system comprising:
a simulation unit comprising a mannequin; at least one speaker; a first proximity sensor embedded within the mannequin; an auscultation device operable to ascertain when the auscultation device is in proximity to the first proximity sensor; a first database storing a plurality of sound files; a first controller operable to:
(1) receive a communication from the auscultation device to the first controller that the auscultation device is in proximity to the first proximity sensor;(2) select one of the sound files; and(3) transmit the one of the sound files to the at least one speaker in response to receipt of the communication from the auscultation device to the first controller that the auscultation device is in proximity to the first proximity sensor; and a second controller, remote from the first controller, operable to: (1) receive a communication from the auscultation device to the second controller that the auscultation device is in proximity to the first proximity sensor; (2) override the first controller; and (3) control the first controller to select a sound to be transmitted to the at least one speaker in response to the communication from the auscultation device to the second controller that the auscultation device is in proximity to the first proximity sensor.