Gaumard Scientific

Gaumard Scientific is a Miami, Florida-based company that creates simulators for major teaching hospitals and nursing schools, medical military training and emergency medical services. The company traces its history to 1946 and has 300 employees.[1]

Gaumard Scientific
Private company
IndustryMedical Simulation
Founded1946 (1946)
Headquarters
Miami, Florida
,
U.S.
Key people
Daphne Eggert, CEO and President John Eggert, Executive Vice President
ProductsVictoria®, Noelle®, HAL®
Number of employees
301
Websitewww.gaumard.com

A World War II trauma physician who explored the use of simulators for battlefield surgery founded Gaumard Scientific and developed the company's first product, which was a synthetic human skeleton used to replace the use of actual human skeletons in medical training programs.[2][3]

The company manufactures simulators and training devices in the following categories:[4]

  • Birthing simulators
    • Examples: Victoria (birthing simulator),[5] Noelle[6][7]

Victoria (birthing simulator)
Victoria, Noelle S2200
Inception2014
AvailableCurrently available
Current supplierGaumard Scientific
Websitewww.gaumard.com/products/tetherless/victoria

The Noelle S2200 ("Victoria") is a full scale healthcare education simulator produced by Gaumard Scientific that simulates a mother in labor. The Noelle line of simulators[6][7] including the Victoria model can reproduce events seen during a full-term or premature delivery. Delivery can be programmed to mimic many situations from a normal vaginal birth to a C-section.[1] Complications including breech presentation, shoulder dystocia, maternal bleeding or umbilical cord prolapse can also be simulated.[5] Healthcare personnel can thus hone their skills addressing serious situations that may not occur frequently before working with real patients.[2] Victoria is tetherless and contains a rechargeable battery that can operate Victoria for about 8 hours as she is moved through a continuum of care. Additionally, actual medical equipment, such as a fetal monitor, a pulse oximeter and a blood pressure monitor can be used directly on Victoria.[8]

References
  1. Ampel, Celia (15 September 2014). "Miami company conceives hyper-realitic birthing simulator". South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  2. Dahlberg, Nancy (14 September 2014). "Miami-based Gaumard's medical simulators provide human (like) touch". Miami Herald. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  3. "Gaumard - About Us Page". Gaumard.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  4. "Gaumard website". Gaumard.com.
  5. Tresca, Amber (September 25, 2014). "The Mother of All Birth Simulators?". UBM Medica Network. ObGyn.net. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  6. Schuch, Sarah (16 October 2014). "Robot teacher: Kettering University receives robotic birthing simulator to enhance learning". MLive. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  7. Zizaza, Nicky (1 October 2014). "U of M Flint unveils new simulation lab". Michigan NBC/NBC 25. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  8. "Gaumard Victoria product page". Gaumard.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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