Carla Marie Pugh

US Patent:

20030031993, Feb 13, 2003

Filed:

Jul 9, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/192756

Inventors:

Carla Pugh - Redwood City CA, US

International Classification:

G09B023/28

US Classification:

434/262000

Abstract:

A system for teaching students to perform medical exams performed with direct manual contact with a body or organ surface. The system includes the following main parts: an anatomical simulator with a simulated surface, one or more sensors in the anatomical simulator, a feedback presentation unit in communication with the one or more sensors, and a software means to assess the performance of the user based on the sensor information. When manual contact is made with the simulated surface of the simulator, the one or more sensors generate signal(s) in response. Performance of the exam on the simulated surface generates a set of signals from the one or more sensors, which are processed by the data acquisition software and used by the feedback presentation unit to provide feedback for the exam.

US Patent:

6428323, Aug 6, 2002

Filed:

Aug 29, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/650970

Inventors:

Carla M. Pugh - Redwood City CA 94065

International Classification:

G09B 2330

US Classification:

434274, 434262

Abstract:

A system for teaching students to perform medical exams performed manually inside a body cavity includes an anatomical simulator with a simulator cavity, a tactile sensor in the simulator, and a feedback presentation unit in communication with the sensor. The tactile sensor generates a signal in response to a manual contact with an inside surface of the simulator cavity, and performance of the exam inside the simulator cavity generates a series of signals. The simulator can include removable anatomical parts, the surfaces of which make up the inside surface of the simulator cavity. The sensor is preferably a force sensing resistor and the signal is representative of the applied force. The feedback presentation unit is preferably a computer system, and the feedback may consist of a graphical display of information gathered by the sensor, or a rating of the exam performance. Pressure, time, and other data gathered from student performance of the exam are compared with a reference exam to derive a student rating, which may include instruction to the student during the exam. Realistic patient environments are simulated with video and audio signals.

US Patent:

20200184850, Jun 11, 2020

Filed:

Feb 14, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/791016

Inventors:

Carla Marie Pugh - Menlo Park CA, US

International Classification:

G09B 23/30
G09B 23/28

Abstract:

A method and system are provided for tracking manipulation data. A wearable sensor array is capable of providing force data, motion data and location data. A body part of a person is covered with the wearable sensor array. The body part of the person is being manipulated through the wearable sensor array, and then a computer system obtains sensor data from the wearable sensor array. The computer system generates a force, motion and location map based on the obtained sensor data which is useful for a variety of purposes as detailed herein.