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To: doby who wrote (1634)	3/26/1998 9:32:00 PM
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Doby: They've developed a simulator called simstern, which has layers just like the body - various materials (plastics) similar in texture to skin, fat and bone. You can add more layers of "fat" to simulate a heavier person. That's one of the really interesting features of the device itself - the bone probes detect the surface of the bone so no matter how overweight the patient is, the introducer always delivers the portal to the right depth. Those bone probes are a bit overwhelming the first time you see them - 8 or 10 sharp needles in a circle around a central stylet. But if you look at it from the perspective of the alternatives (death, if you're out in the field, or a cut-down with a scalpel if you're in the hospital), it starts looking pretty darn good. I heard one physician say she'd like to keep one in the trunk of her car. They also have a training simulator called simio - instead of a sharp end, it ends in velcro, and there is a matching patch that has a velcro circle instead of a hole to aim at. People can use it to practice on each other during training sessions. I spent a lot of time there, so ask away.

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