SIMone Birth Simulator

In addition to learning the necessary haptic skills: 
• Achieve real-time births or using the fast-forward feature to speed up birth 
• It comes with optional additional perineum simulators for the practice of episiotomy techniques 
• Learn to recognize the right moment to select/suggest an assisted vaginal birth 
• Become familiar with the simulator and learn the correct handling of instruments for vacuum or typical forceps birth 
• Increase confidence in managing labor and administering medications to achieve the necessary progress during labor. 
• Determine the position and measurements of fetal descent. 

SIMone™ provides the opportunity to practice an instrument-assisted delivery in a realistic way – over and over again in a safe environment with little or no preparation! In fact, a new birth scenario can be started in less than 60 seconds.

Haptic Response Technology (Mechano-sensory Ability) 
By using patented haptic response technology for the development of mechano-sensory skills, SIMone™ provides a unique training experience. For the first time, a birth simulator gives the obstetrician the opportunity to practice an instrument-assisted delivery in a realistic way – over and over again. The unique mechanism of feedback to the application of force, allows the practitioner to learn the haptic skills based on mechano-sensory memory that are required to confidently perform this type of procedures, a feature that no other simulator offers. Through repeated trials with the simulator, practitioners develop the muscle memory required to perform the vaginal extraction in the correct medical way. The level of realism is further enhanced with a specially designed audio and video interface.

Realistic Simulator 
The birth simulator, SIMone™, is a model of the female abdomen with vulva and ischial spine. It features interactive software with realistic scenarios. The scenarios can be manipulated and enhanced by the instructor to create typical levels of complications and high risk in a delivery room. The unique presentation of the simulator at a surgical table level allows the doctor or the audience to participate and create infinite scenarios. Inside the simulator, there is a fetal head with sagittal suture and fontanels to determine its position and rotation. Practitioners are encouraged to palpate the anatomical landmarks within the simulator and thus assess the progress of birth. Realism is enhanced with the addition of audio to the simulation. Both the fetal heartbeat and respiratory sounds can be heard on the tococardiograph. In addition to this, the mother's pain during labor, as well as the actions of the person assisting the birth, can be heard through the speaker.

Interactive Display 
The software monitors and provides information about the progress of the birth; it facilitates training in intervention to culminate the birth, through the use of medications and the use of vacuum forceps or typical forceps. 

It features various scenarios that simulate different birth processes. The simulation begins by selecting a “patient” from the image carousel with the touch-sensitive screen pen. Each virtual “patient” has specific circumstances at birth with a brief description of their corresponding medical history. Once the scenario begins, a format with messages such as laboratory results and notes on the actions taken by practitioners is displayed on the screen. A tococardiograph, a partogram, and a three-dimensional image of the position of the fetal head within the maternal pelvis are also displayed. The tococardiograph and partogram support the evaluation and progress of the birth scenario. The partogram shows the dilation of the cervix and the stage of the fetus until the end of the elapsed time during the course of labor. The three-dimensional viewer shows the outline of the maternal abdomen, the pelvis, and the fetal head, which provide a visual guide of the baby along the natural curve of the pelvic axis. The screen display is synchronized with the partogram and the movement of the simulator. In addition to this, the impressive three-dimensional platform can freely rotate to point out anatomical structures and guide the practitioner in perfecting their technique – the required force and direction for pulling with vacuum forceps or traditional forceps.

[…] By training with the birth simulator, SIMone™ will help learners (such as young doctors and midwives) prepare for obstetric complications and emergencies […]. The fact that now more than ever so many cesarean sections are performed, reduces the individual experience of the staff and therefore demonstrates the need for a simulator of this type. Even experienced obstetricians can undergo training on clinical cases and management of difficult births […]. SIMone™ is an excellent simulator for training both obstetricians and resident doctors in birth techniques. The feeling and confidence with which practitioners can perform in a situation with successful outcomes, will allow them to respond quickly and appropriately to the mother and fetus during labor. 
– Professor Roland Zimmermann 
Clinical Director, Department of Obstetrics, University of Zurich

Included accessories: 
• Assembly tools 
• Disposable latex-free gloves, size M/L 
• 1 Manual vacuum pump 
• 1 Set of forceps 
• 1 Vacuum forceps 
• 200 ml of Lubricant 
• 2 Perineum replacements 
• Product manual