Injection site training system

Abstract

An injection apparatus and training system for prophylactic, curative, therapeutic, acupuncture, or cosmetic injection training and certification. In an embodiment, an injection training system is described that includes a testing tool having a needle and a position sensor, where the position sensor is configured to obtain position information of the testing tool. The system also includes an injection apparatus configured to receive a simulated injection by the testing tool. The system includes a display device configured to receive the position information and to display position data reflective of the position information.

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         161 . An injection training system, the system comprising:
 a signal processing and display interface comprising one or more processors; and   a display device in communication with the signal processing and display interface, the display device configured to visually display a three-dimensional likeness of an anatomical structure as a stereoscopic representation,   wherein the display device is configured to display one or more layers of the anatomical structure being peeled back.   
     
     
         162 . The injection training system of  claim 161 , wherein the anatomical structure is an injection site. 
     
     
         163 . The injection training system of  claim 161 , wherein the three-dimensional likeness of the anatomical structure comprises a face. 
     
     
         164 . The injection training system of  claim 161 , wherein the signal processing and display interface is configured to retrieve one or more models of physiological information from a database. 
     
     
         165 . The injection training system of  claim 164 , wherein the one or more models include three-dimensional information indicating location(s) of certain anatomical or physiological features of the anatomical structure. 
     
     
         166 . The injection training system of  claim 161 , wherein the three-dimensional likeness of the anatomical structure on the display device is configured to be displayed with a plurality of different views. 
     
     
         167 . The injection training system of  claim 166 , wherein the plurality of different views comprise rotated, zoomed in, zoomed out, cross-sectional, or time-lapsed views. 
     
     
         168 . The injection training system of  claim 161 , wherein the three-dimensional likeness of the anatomical structure includes muscles. 
     
     
         169 . The injection training system of  claim 161 , wherein the three-dimensional likeness of the anatomical structure comprises arteries, veins, nerves, and skeletal portions that are to be avoided or accommodated during an injection. 
     
     
         170 . The injection training system of  claim 161 , wherein the one or more layers of the anatomical structures are labeled. 
     
     
         171 . The injection training system of  claim 161 , wherein different layers of the one or more layers of the anatomical structures are displayed with different colors, different textures, or both. 
     
     
         172 . The injection training system of  claim 161 , further comprising an injection tool, the injection tool comprising a three-dimensional position sensor, the three-dimensional position sensor in communication with the signal processing and display interface. 
     
     
         173 . The injection training system of  claim 172 , wherein the signal processing and display interface is configured to map three-dimensional position information of the three-dimensional position sensor to the three-dimensional likeness of the anatomical structure on the display device. 
     
     
         174 . The injection training system of  claim 161 , wherein the display device is configured to display the one or more layers of the anatomical structure being peeled back as a new layer is penetrated during a training injection. 
     
     
         175 . An injection training system, the system comprising:
 a signal processing and display interface comprising one or more processors; and   a display device in communication with the signal processing and display interface, the display device configured to visually display a three-dimensional likeness of an anatomical structure as a stereoscopic representation,   wherein the display device is configured to further display labels of one or more layers of the anatomical structure.   
     
     
         176 . The injection training system of  claim 175 , wherein the anatomical structure is an injection site. 
     
     
         177 . The injection training system of  claim 175 , wherein different layers of the one or more layers of the anatomical structures are displayed with different colors, different textures, or both. 
     
     
         178 . The injection training system of  claim 175 , wherein the signal processing and display interface is configured to retrieve one or more models of physiological information from a database. 
     
     
         179 . The injection training system of  claim 178 , wherein the one or more models include three-dimensional information indicating location(s) of certain anatomical or physiological features of the anatomical structure. 
     
     
         180 . The injection training system of  claim 175 , wherein the three-dimensional likeness of the anatomical structure on the display device is configured to be displayed with a plurality of different views. 
     
     
         181 . The injection training system of  claim 175 , wherein the plurality of different views comprise rotated, zoomed in, zoomed out, cross-sectional, or time-lapsed views.