[SN-aw] PHACON Sinus Patient “Meyer” – nasal smear

Intended for use with the PHACON COVID-Test Assistant [S-00017]

– Patient characteristics:

• Age: 40 years

• normal anatomy

– Model features:

• usable for

  ◦ Training of nasal and nasopharyngeal smears with color indicator

  ◦ functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS)

  ◦ transnasal and transethmoidal access to the pituitary gland

  ◦ Orbit decompression

  ◦ Dilation of the auditory tuba

• contained structures and landmarks

  ◦ Nasopharynx with bilateral tuba auditiva

  ◦ Landmarks: uncinate process, ethmoid bulla and flexible turbinates, torus tubarius, Rosenmüller pit

  ◦ Caves: maxillary sinus, ethmoid cells, frontal sinus and sphenoid sinus

  ◦ Nerves: optic nerve

  ◦ vessels: carotid artery and sphenopalatine artery

  ◦ Representation of soft tissue: nasal mucosa, pituitary gland, carotid artery, skin