Ultrasound guided simulator Amnio Abby®

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Amnio Abby® offers realistic training in ultrasound-guided amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling. With a 15-week fetus, variable amniotic fluid, adjustable placenta, and layered abdominal walls, it supports safe practice of needle insertion, transplacental approaches, and advanced invasive procedures, strengthening clinician skills, confidence, and team-based obstetric training. Skills & Features Skills A range of easy and more difficult procedures can be experienced by varying fetal position, abdominal layers, amniotic fluid volume and placental position enhancing simulation for both new trainees and experienced clinicians Visualisation under ultrasound of key anatomical structures including abdominal wall, placenta, fetus, umbilical cord and amniotic fluid Identification of a suitable needle entry point in the simulated abdomen Monitoring of the needle path under real-time ultrasound guidance Successful withdrawl of an amniotic fluid sample Transplacental needle approach simulation (via placement of the placenta and adjustment of the amniotic volume) Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) procedures Clinical planning and team work before, during and after invasive procedures Patient communication Supplementing Invasive Procedures Competency As Non-invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) and other techniques reduce the need for amniocentesis and other ultrasound guided diagnostic procedures, trainees and operator skills can be enhanced using this realistic simulator To remain proficient, guidelines state “competency should be maintained by carrying out at least 30 ultrasound guided invasive procedures per annum”1