GI-Mentor: Now with ERCP and Bleeding Modules

The Simbionix GI-Mentor, introduced in 1999, is an interactive, computerized simulator that provides medical experts with hands-on training on a vast array of endoscopic procedures. Endoscopy trainees insert a customized endoscope into a mannequin, simultaneously receiving forced-feedback sensation and rich visual feedback from the monitor.

ERCP Module

The ERCP add-on module for GI-Mentor simulates training on diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP procedures of various biliary and pancreatic diseases. The first of its kind on the market; ERCP features a split-screen simultaneous display of both endoscopic and fluoroscopic views.

ERCP training includes:

• Location and cannulation of the papilla
• Injection of contrast agents to expose the biliary tree and pancreatic duct
• Basic therapeutic procedures such as dilation of strictures and extraction of biliary stones using ballo9ons and baskets
• Electrical sphincterotomy of various anatomies of the papilla

  ERCP comes with a brand-new, authentic Pentax duodenoscope.

Bleeding Module

The Bleeding procedures add-on module for GI-Mentor provides endoscopists, trainees and nurses with a practice model for emergency bleeding situations that require urgent treatment. The module is particularly crucial due to the unpredictable nature of bleeding situations and difficulty of training on such scenarios.

Bleeding comes with several new accessories used specifically for these situations: catheter for irrigation of bleeding mucosa and bipolar coagulation probe for irrigation and coagulation. Existing tools such as injection needle, cold snare for clot removal, and biopsy forceps are also used during treatment of bleeding pathologies.

The cases were created in collaboration with Dr. Sven Adamsen and Dr. Soren Meisner of Bispebjerg Hospital Copenhagen, Denmark.

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