Patent attributes
There is provided a lung simulation apparatus for simulating a state of a living mammalian lung, the lung simulation apparatus comprising, a housing having a shape defined by an apex, an open base and a lateral surface that tapers from the open base to the apex; an elastic membrane covering the open base of the housing; an inflatable sac disposed within the housing, the sac being in substantial conformance with the shape of the housing and approximating the shape of the living mammalian lung, when in an inflated state; an internal space for containing fluid, the internal space being defined as the space between the housing and the inflatable sac and the space between the elastic membrane and the inflatable sac, wherein the space for containing fluid substantially complies with the anatomical dimensions of an intrapleural space of the living mammalian lung when the inflatable sac is in the inflated state. There is also provided a method of making the lung simulation apparatus.
