An acrylic model versus Pulse 3D animation.
A side by side comparison of old and new patient education tools.
The acrylic model
Pulse 3D Patient Education Animations
Your surgical skills are premium. Your explanations should be too.
Five categories at launch.
Each category starts with five animations at launch. Founding members help decide what animations come next as we continue expanding.
- 1Lumbar DiscectomyThe fragment of herniated disc pressing on a nerve is removed to relieve leg pain.
- 2Lumbar Spinal FusionTwo or more vertebrae in the lower back are joined with screws and rods to stop painful movement.
- 3Laminectomy / DecompressionBone and ligament are trimmed away to take pressure off pinched nerves.
- 4Cervical Fusion (ACDF)A worn disc in the neck is removed from the front and replaced with a spacer.
- 5Kyphoplasty / VertebroplastyBone cement is injected to stabilize a collapsed vertebra.
- 1Total Knee ReplacementThe worn surfaces of the knee joint are replaced with an implant.
- 2Partial Knee ReplacementOnly the damaged side of the knee is resurfaced, leaving the rest of the joint intact.
- 3Knee Arthroscopy / MeniscectomyKeyhole surgery to trim the torn cartilage cushion and clean up the joint.
- 4ACL ReconstructionThe torn ligament in the middle of the knee is rebuilt with a graft.
- 5Meniscus RepairThe torn cartilage cushion in the knee is stitched back together.
- 1Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff RepairTorn tendons at the top of the shoulder are reattached to the bone through small incisions.
- 2Labral Repair (SLAP / Bankart)The torn rim of cartilage around the socket is reattached to stop the shoulder slipping out.
- 3Reverse Total Shoulder ArthroplastyThe ball and socket are swapped so the deltoid muscle can power the arm.
- 4Total Shoulder ArthroplastyThe worn ball and socket are replaced with an implant.
- 5Subacromial DecompressionBone is shaved away to open up the space above the rotator cuff.
- 1Total Hip ReplacementThe worn ball and socket of the hip are replaced with an implant.
- 2Hip Arthroscopy (FAI)Keyhole surgery to reshape the bone that is pinching and repair the torn cartilage rim.
- 3Partial Hip Replacement / HemiarthroplastyOnly the ball of the hip is replaced, leaving the natural socket in place.
- 4Hip ResurfacingThe ball is capped rather than removed, for younger and more active patients.
- 5Revision Hip ReplacementA worn, loose, or infected hip implant is removed and replaced.
- 1Bunion CorrectionThe bone behind the big toe is realigned to straighten it and remove the bump.
- 2Ankle Fracture Fixation (ORIF)Plates and screws hold the broken ankle bones in place while they heal.
- 3Ankle ArthroscopyA camera is used to look inside the ankle and clean up damage in the joint.
- 4Achilles Tendon RepairThe torn heel cord is stitched back together.
- 5Total Ankle ReplacementThe worn ankle joint is replaced with an implant instead of being fused.
One animation, three moments.
Built by Pulse 3D Media, a medical animation studio with 15+ years of surgical and medical device animation experience.
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Show it in the exam room
Pull the animation up on a screen and walk through the procedure together.
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Send it home with them
One link the patient can watch again with their family.
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Start the next conversation further along
Patients who have already seen the procedure can come to the consent conversation better prepared to ask about it.
What you get for signing up now.
You pick what we build first
Name the procedure you explain most. Founding members set the production order, and decide what gets added as each category expands.
All five procedure lists are set. What is not set is the order. Tell us the operation you spend the most chair time explaining and it moves to the front of the queue. Each category also grows past its first five, and founding members decide what gets added.
You stay in the loop
We send progress updates as the library is built, so you always know what we are working on and what is finished.
Samples, new animations, and an honest read on where things stand. No promises about what is ready, just a clear view of the work as it comes together.
You get founding pricing
$250 per month standard pricing after launch
Lock the founding rate when the library opens. Nothing to pay now.
$179 a month, or $1,790 for the year, which works out to two months free. Being on the list before we launch is what gets you that rate.
Many practices set aside continuing education funds each year. A subscription like this may qualify, though that is up to your practice or hospital. Ask your office manager.
No commitment. Nothing to pay now and nothing to cancel.