Clear Guide EDU

CLEAR GUIDE EDU is a device used to assist the training of students as they learn ultrasound-guided procedures such as peripheral nerve blocks, vessel cannulation and biposies. Currently, the method of evaluating a student’s skill is a professor’s observation of the student performing the intervention.

Our novel system provides quantitative metrics by continuously tracking the position of the probe and the instrument. The device allows students to select a target and receive guidance about the orientation of the needle required to reach that target prior to insertion. The device also provides continuous visual overlay of the needle trajectory and the needle tip location at all times during the procedure. With the EDU technology, the educator can turn instrument guidance on or off, with the ability to evaluate the same performance metrics in both modes. A total of 13 different scoring criteria are used in assessing student performance.