Surgery-Simulating Dummy Allows Doctors To Develop Skills 30
techgeek0279 writes "The Cybram 001 Cybernetic Brain Artery Model simulates the functioning of the cerebral blood vessels, so doctors can practice performing actual operations on the brain. Developed through joint research by Fuyo and the Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, the life size plastic body contains a blood vessel system that runs from the groin to the cerebral artery, as well as a circulation pump and pressure control circuit used to realistically simulate blood flow and pressure in the body."
Sounds good and all. (Score:5, Funny)
The groin and brain are closely connected (Score:2, Funny)
" ... a blood vessel system that runs from the groin to the cerebral artery ... "
Well, some people do seem to think with their ... groin.
Re:life & death (Score:5, Funny)
remember that game? did anyone ever get far in it? I was quite young when playing and didn't have a manual so maybe that's why all the patients tended to die..
It wasn't a game. Your father was an Ender fan and you were being trained to be the world's greatest surgeon.
He stopped after you killed your first three hundred patients.
Re:Sounds good and all. (Score:3, Funny)
But does it give an electric shock when they mess up?
No, the nose lights up, a buzzer sounds, and you lose a turn. [wikipedia.org]