Design Concept

Since this training model deals with high risk congenital heart disease procedures, our design strives for ease-of-use, while also aiming for near identical reproduction of the organ’s texture and shape. Firstly, we wanted to eliminate the need for special prep work. This makes it possible to conduct training in a dry environment under extremely confined surroundings (in other words, right on one’s desk), and the device includes the heart parts along with the surrounding thread holder. Furthermore, we established clear target costs from the outset, aiming to meet these costs in order to allow beginner doctors to use the product for repeated training. Most specifically, we were able to realize a price that cuts cost by 300% for repeat purchases by making individual heart parts disposable, which limits cost to the required part only (from the atrium to the large blood vessel). Moving forward, we will work to develop a sequential lineup of three specific pieces, deploying them to various surgical fields with the goal of improving the skills of beginner doctors, and playing a larger part to save lives as a manufacturer.