Inflatable Exhibit of a Human Heart and Method

Abstract

An inflatable exhibit of a heart includes an inflatable infrastructure inflatable to a three-dimensional partial representation of the heart at a scale greater than at least, 10:1, but more preferably greater than 20:1, and most preferably, greater than 25:1. The infrastructure includes a cross-sectional plane thereacross. The exhibit further includes a walk-through passageway defined, at least, in part by the inflated infrastructure, and extending through the inflated infrastructure. The cross-sectional plane defines a plane of the passageway.

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         21 . An inflatable exhibit of human organs, the inflatable exhibit comprising:
 an inflatable infrastructure inflatable to a physical representation of human lungs; and   a walk-through passageway extending through the inflatable physical representation of human lungs.   
     
     
         22 . The inflatable exhibit of  claim 21 , wherein the inflatable infrastructure comprises an inflatable physical representation of arteries, and wherein the walk-through passageway extends from the inflatable physical representation of human lungs and through the inflatable physical representation of arteries. 
     
     
         23 . The inflatable exhibit of  claim 22 , wherein the inflatable physical representation of arteries comprises an inflatable physical representation of pulmonary arteries. 
     
     
         24 . The inflatable exhibit of  claim 23 , wherein the inflatable physical representation of pulmonary arteries define an entrance into the inflatable physical representation of human lungs. 
     
     
         25 . The inflatable exhibit of  claim 23 , wherein the inflatable infrastructure comprises an inflatable physical representation of a human heart, wherein the inflatable physical representation of pulmonary arteries extend between the inflatable physical representation of human lungs and the inflatable physical representation of the human heart, and wherein the walk-through passageway extends from the inflatable physical representation of human lungs to the inflatable physical representation of the human heart via the inflatable physical representation of pulmonary arteries. 
     
     
         26 . The inflatable exhibit of  claim 21 , further comprising a plurality of informational exhibits located on the inflatable walls along the walk-through passageway. 
     
     
         27 . The inflatable exhibit of  claim 21 , wherein the inflatable infrastructure comprises an outside surface and an inside surface. 
     
     
         28 . The inflatable exhibit of claim of  claim 21 , wherein the inflatable infrastructure comprises an entrance into the walk-through passageway. 
     
     
         29 . The inflatable exhibit of  claim 21 , wherein the inflatable infrastructure has an interior and an exterior, and wherein the walk-through passageway extends through the interior and includes an entrance into the inflatable infrastructure. 
     
     
         30 . The inflatable exhibit of  claim 21 , wherein the inflatable infrastructure has an exit from the interior. 
     
     
         31 . The inflatable exhibit of  claim 21 , wherein the inflatable infrastructure comprises a polymer fabric. 
     
     
         32 . The inflatable exhibit of  claim 21 , wherein the inflatable infrastructure is deflatable and foldable. 
     
     
         33 . A method of exhibiting a model of human organs, the method comprising:
 inflating an infrastructure into a physical representation of human lungs, wherein the inflated infrastructure comprises a walk-through passageway extending through the inflatable physical representation of human lungs; and   directing a visitor into and through the walk-through passageway and through an interior of the physical representation of human lungs.   
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 33 , further comprising presenting informational plaques to the visitor while the visitor is in the interior of the physical representation of human lungs. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 33 , further comprising deflating the infrastructure. 
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 35 , further comprising folding the deflated infrastructure. 
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 36 , further comprising moving the folded infrastructure to a different site. 
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 37 , further comprising repeating the inflating and directing steps at the different site. 
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein the directing comprises directing the visitor along the walk-through passageway, from the interior of the physical representation of human lungs to an interior of an inflated physical representation of a human heart.