respiratory training

respiratory training

With 70% of learning  attributed to experience, experiments, and reflection, a hands-on approach for any student is vital. But for healthcare and respiratory students who will eventually treat real people, hands-on learning is critical. 

Educators, technicians, and researchers need to equip their departments with the right tools to effectively train and test respiratory care techniques. Lung Simulators offer some of the most advanced training and testing capabilities available today.  This effectively helps respiratory students and professionals bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and real-world application.

Advanced Training Test Lungs for Comprehensive Learning

But not all Lung Simulators are created equal! Unlike more basic test lungs, Michigan Instruments’ Training Test Lungs offer residual lung volumes and a dynamic response to therapy that more closely mirrors actual patient conditions. 

Michigan Instruments Training Test Lungs are designed to realistically simulate a wide range of healthy and diseased lung conditions by offering adjustable settings for lung compliance and airway resistance. These features provide an accurate representation of the human pulmonary system, and allow the students invaluable practice with mechanical ventilators, BVMs, and other respiratory equipment before they even enter the clinical setting. 

Effective Respiratory Training and Real-World Applications

Many of the Respiratory Therapy training programs across the U.S. and  around the world use Michigan Instruments’ TTL and PneuView® systems because they are recognized for their versatility, ease of use, and durability, making them essential tools in education and research alike.

Michigan Instruments Training Test Lungs are a better choice because they:

  • Help students understand complex respiratory issues by simulating a wide range of lung conditions.
  • Allow students to work with a realistic total lung and residual volumes.
  • Incorporate many options and great versatility regarding tapping into the “lungs” to introduce gasses, perform additional monitoring or connect to auxiliary devices
  • Simulate asymmetrical lung disease and the resulting ventilation dynamics with The Dual Adult TTL and Dual Adult PneuView systems.
  • Simulate a spontaneous breathing patient and evaluate the response of devices in various support modes.
  • Facilitate education and studies with various oxygen delivery systems, non-invasive ventilation devices/techniques, and other applications requiring a “face” with available Head Simulation Modules 
  • Are designed to be versatile and durable to easily withstand repeated student use in demanding classroom settings.

Train with PneuView® Software

With the PneuView® system, educators and students can take their training even further! This PC-based software interacts with our lung simulators to display real-time data, including waveforms for pressure, volume, and flow. Even when using simple ventilation devices like BVMs, CPAP systems, or emergency ventilators, PneuView allows for dynamic feedback, helping students analyze performance and patient responses.

PneuView can also be used to view, capture, record, and replay ventilation data, making it easy to save and export data for later review. This feature is perfect for storing recordings of ventilation runs, allowing instructors to demonstrate and evaluate techniques during post-session reviews. It’s also invaluable for students and professionals conducting research projects, as the software simplifies data collection and analysis.

How Do These Devices Benefit Your Students?

The TTL® and PneuView® Lung Simulators provide an unmatched combination of hands-on experience, real-time feedback, and adjustability. Students can gain invaluable experience by practicing with simulated pulmonary mechanics that mimic the real-world response to various devices and therapies. By using these tools, training programs can elevate the quality of education they provide, ensuring that students are better prepared to handle real-life respiratory care challenges.

Real-World Testimonials from Educators

Michigan Instruments’ Training Test Lungs and PneuView®3 systems have become invaluable tools for educators and professionals in the respiratory care field. Here’s what some of our users have to say.

Tim Op’t Holt highlights the versatility of the TTL for both education and research, showcasing how the simulators provide realistic feedback for students and drive important studies in respiratory care.

“We use the Michigan Instruments Test Lungs / Lung Simulators (TTL) in our program for demonstration of mechanical ventilation, laboratory practice with ventilators, and aerosol and ventilator research. The TTL is valuable in showing students the effects of changes in compliance and resistance on volume and pressure… In research, we use the breath simulation module to drive the left lung which lifts the right lung to act as a breathing lung for aerosol deposition studies.”  

Tim Op’t Holt EdD, RRT, AE-C, FAARC
Professor and Chair, Cardiorespiratory Care – University of South Alabama

 

Debbie Grube emphasizes the accessibility and affordability of Michigan Instruments’ Test Lungs, underscoring their importance in a classroom setting where advanced simulation technology may not always be readily available.

“Our Respiratory Therapy Program currently owns 4 of the Michigan Instruments TTL® Lung Simulators… The Michigan Instruments lungs are tremendously useful tools that can be easily manipulated by our students, are cost-effective, and are readily available in our own classroom. We consider the TTL’s an essential part of our training program!”  

Debbie Grube RRT, MSM
Director of Respiratory Care – Muskegon Community College

 

Dr. Ann Flint points out the durability and ease of use of Michigan Instruments’ devices, making them essential tools for a wide range of lab exercises and real-world training.

“Michigan Instruments has the best test lung to easily provide simulation of a variety of lung conditions that even students can adjust… They are versatile, and a great tool for giving our students hands-on experience with mechanical ventilation techniques, simulation of disease states, performing experiments to test various concepts, and much more. They are easy to use and durable. We wish we had more!”  

Dr. Ann Flint
(Former) Program Director, Respiratory Care – Jackson College

Breathe New Life into Your Classroom With Michigan Instruments

At Michigan Instruments, our goal is to support respiratory education and research by providing advanced simulation tools that help bridge the gap between theory and practice. Our TTL® and PneuView® Lung Simulators are designed to enhance your training program, offering realistic lung simulations, versatile applications, and easy-to-use software that prepares students and professionals alike for real-world scenarios.

If you’d like to learn more about how these devices can benefit your program, contact us today.