Cardionics SimShirt® Auscultation System

The SimShirt® System from Cardionics enables student-to-patient interaction in clinical skill training and is a critical tool for a realistic and engaging medical education. The SimShirt® is worn by Standardized Patients so that students can auscultate and diagnose the patient independently, without instructors having to give away physiological sounds. The result is increased confidence in their skills and bedside manners.

The SimShirt® System is delivered with a compact laptop with the SimScope® software already installed. When accessing the software, educators can pick any sound from the large Cardionics auscultation library, enabling their students to actively engage in patient auscultation practice and hands-on training. With the wireless SimScope® training stethoscope, instructors will be able to instantly alter the sounds needed for their scenario directly from the laptop. If a student initiates an intervention that requires a fast change in condition, the built-in WiFi connectivity allows parameters to be altered on-the-fly.

SimShirt® is also delivered with seven sets of 15 RFID tag sensor patches to further expand the teaching experience. Patches can be placed on anatomically correct locations on either manikins or Standardized Patients. Each patch has a label indicating its dedicated anatomical location, to make sure the sounds are always heard from the correct location.

Auscultation training with the SimShirt® Simulation System features:

• Comprehensive auscultation library consisting of 15 heart, 10 lung, 6 bowel sounds and 1 bruit sound
• Includes Covid-19 auscultation lung sound
• Allows the sounds to be quickly changed on-the-fly through the independent Wi-Fi network
• Users can create scenarios to fit specific programs
• Up to 5 SimScope® auscultation training stethoscopes can be connected to one SimShirt® System and operated from one controller laptop