Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : June 02, 2018 - June 05, 2018
We proposed the heart surgery simulator having a temperature indicator for measurement of temperature variation after surgical training of catheter ablation. This simulator consists of overall heart model and left atrium model having temperature memory function. Left atrium model consists of two hydrogel materials to mimic human tissue properties and rapid fabrication of the model using photo-polymerization. Irreversible temperature indicator is impregnated into the left atrium model to evaluate the temperature change of the model. We calibrated color change versus maximum temperature. The accuracy of temperature indicating function was ±0.4℃ at 56℃. The left atrium model is fabricated by DLP 3D printer. We demonstrated color change of the fabricated left atrium model by heating of the model.
