TRAINING APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPIC ENDONASAL SKULL BASE SURGERY

摘要

An apparatus for conducting a training in endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery is provided.;A training apparatus 2 for endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery is composed of a human head model 4 and a liquid circulation means 6. The human head model 4 comprises an anterior portion 8 including a nose part 16 in which nostrils 16a are formed, and a main portion 40 including at least part of a nasal septum 44, at least part of a nasal cavity lateral wall 42, at least part of a sphenoidal sinus posterior wall 66, and at least part of an internal carotid artery 72. The liquid circulation means 6 comprises a storage tank 102 for storing a nontransparent colored liquid, a supply flow path 104 disposed between the storage tank 102 and the at least part of the internal carotid artery 72, a return flow path 106 disposed between the at least part of the internal carotid artery 72 and the storage tank 102, and a circulation pump 108 for circulating the liquid within the storage tank 102 through the supply flow path 104, the at least part of the internal carotid artery 72, and the return flow path 106.