SAM Basic® – Affordable Adult Auscultation Manikin

The SAM Basic® auscultation training manikin has been developed to teach and train adult auscultation as an essential clinical skill needed to assess heart, lung, bowel and bruit conditions. In combination with SimScope®, an electronic simulation-training stethoscope, students can train the recognition of auscultation sounds associated with various disorders. With one of the largest auscultation sound libraries available and easy-to-use software, SAM Basic® gives students and educators everything they need to actively engage in auscultation education and hands-on training.

The included SimScope® stethoscope allows to auscultate the SAM® torso and enables wireless communication with the controller tablet (optional purchase). By accessing the auscultation software, educators can pick any sound from the large Cardionics auscultation library and change the parameters on-the-fly.

SAM Basic® auscultation training manikin features and benefits:

• Lightweight yet durable manikin, easily portable between classrooms or auditoriums
• Anatomically correct torso
• Sounds played as soon as the stethoscope’s chest piece is placed on one of the anatomically correct locations
• Ready to use out of the box – no assembly needed
• Available in light and dark skin versions

SimScope® training stethoscope features and benefits:

• Comprehensive library consisting of 18 heart, 20 lung, 6 bowel sounds and 1 bruit sound
• Includes Covid-19 auscultation lung sound
• Allows the sounds to be altered on-the-fly through SimScope’s own Wi-Fi network
• Users can create customized scenarios to fit specific programs
• Up to 5 SimScopes® can be connected to the system and operated from the controller tablet (optional purchase)

Technical details:

• SimScope® software delivered on a flash drive, to be installed on a Windows-10 device
• Recommended optional purchase of a tablet with pre-installed software
• Hard-shell carrying case sold separately (718-8805)
• Quick-change battery provides up to 4 hours of battery life
• Unlimited technical support

The combination SAM Basic® Auscultation Manikin and the SimScope® Training Stethoscope make teaching and learning auscultation a versatile and personal experience. When using SAM Basic®, simulation educators can provide a variety of customizable experiences to Standardized Patient Programs and Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE).

Medical educators recommend SAM Basic® for:

• Easy one-on-one teacher and student training
• Improving group interaction by using several SimScopes® with one manikin (additional SimScopes® are an optional purchase)
• Utilizing one auscultation training torso for teaching both beginners and advanced classes
• Creating customized scenarios with a large variety of physiological and pathological conditions

Delivery content:

• Portable SAM Basic® male auscultation torso
• SimScope® Auscultation Training Stethoscope
• SimScope® software delivered on a flash drive
• USB cable
• User manual