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Ankle Clonus and Elbow Rigidity Patient Simulators

A Series Elastic Elbow Neurological Exam Training Simulator for Lead-pipe Rigidity [1]

Researchers have developed two electromechanical patient simulators. These high-performance, cost-effective, patient simulators have received promising clinical feedback suggesting that these devices can mimic the behavior of a real patient by 1) generating a simulated behavior whose triggering and maintaining mechanism aligned with clinicians' experience and 2) recreating a relatively realistic haptic response of affected muscles. These training simulators will not only allow healthcare learners to gain practical experience more efficiently, but they also have the potential to standardize diagnostic procedures and enhance diagnosis accuracy and consistency by providing a relatively realistic, consistent, and scalable training environment for students, allowing learners to gain hands-on experience without the presence of human patients.

Elizabeth
Hsiao-Wecksler

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