The setup for the ANGIO Mentor simulator includes the simulator housing as pictured in Figure 1: (A), an external monitor for image projection (x-ray, angiography; B), a laptop for interfacing with the Simbionix Software (C), the simulated femoral artery sheath (with an outer guide-catheter, inner diagnostic microcatheter and guidewire shown; D), a contrast syringe (E), an insufflator for balloon inflation (F), a stent delivery device (G; not used in these patient scenarios), foot pedals for fluoroscopy, roadmap guidance, and angiographic runs (H), and the operator control panel on the simulator housing where the operator is able to control patient and image intensifier positioning (I).
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