<p>The range of nursing dolls and medical phantoms developed by CLA®. The high technical standard attained by these models, is a result of decades of experience and intensive dialogue with doctors and teachers, and is recognised throughout the world. Both the nursing dolls and medical phantoms meet a wide range of teaching needs. Without exception these products are individually handmade by craftsmen in Coburg.</p>
<p><strong>Production</strong></p>
<p>All CLA® products are manufactured at the company's own factory in Coburg, Germany. This ensures that only highly skilled specialists make these nursing dolls and phantoms in one-off handmade production. The progress of the model through to final assembly ensures both the characteristic factory finish and the highest quality in function and form. A large number of individual parts, materials and mechanical elements are integrated at each stage to create a model which meets the high standards set by the medical training profession.</p>
<p><strong>Function and warrenty</strong></p>
<p>CLA® nursing dolls and phantoms are designed for normal diagnostic procedures and treatment. The functional sequence for nursing or diagnosis is as realistic as possible to create exacting practical conditions. By using high quality materials and special production methods CLA® can offer a full 2-year guarantee for its products.</p>
<p><strong>The service</strong></p>
<p>Our staff can be contacted by phone for advice on CLA® models. CLA® will ensure that spare parts are always availablefor dolls and phantoms thathave been in use for many years and also, offer a factoryrepair service for models.</p>
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<p><strong>Philosophy</strong></p>
<p>The aim of CLA® is to make teaching aids available for health education. These teaching aids contribute to the training of nursing personnel and doctors. CLA® offers an extensive range of high quality products for this purpose.</p>
<p>This range of products covers the following 2 areas:</p>
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    <li>&nbsp;High quality nursing dolls and medical phantoms developed and produced solely by CLA®. </li>
    <li>The complete range of anatomical models from the world renowned manufacturer - Marcus Sommer SOMSO® Modelle GmbH. (on the internet a selective choice of models)</li>
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<p><strong>The history of CLA®</strong></p>
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    <li>08.09.1971: Creation of the company Coburger Lehrmittelanstalt, Trade Register No. 2220</li>
    <li>01.01.1975: Takeover of commercial operation of the Federal Centre for Health Education in Cologne</li>
    <li>08.06.1976 Eintragung des CLA&reg;-Warenzeichens beim Deutschen Patentamt unter der Nummer 949608</li>
    <li>08.09.2011 40th anniversary of the company</li>
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<p><strong>The range of products</strong></p>
<p>With the CLA 1 nursing doll, CLA® launched its range of life size dolls for training in nursing schools and instruction of first aid personnel.  CLA® offers realistic products for practical training in endoscopy, bronchoscopy, urology, intubation, arthroscopy and pelviscopy.</p>
<p>The world wide success and demand inspired CLA® to develop a range of nursing dolls to meet extensive medical and teaching requirements. This comprehensive range of dolls, which now covers premature, baby, infant and adult models, clearly shows that CLA® offers a solution to meet most requirements. To this can be added a wide range of medical phantoms for training doctors and highly qualified medical assistants.</p>
<p>Media bearing the symbol of the Federal German Central Office for Health Education is published by this agency or has been produced inco-operation with CLA®.</p>
<p><strong>Product development</strong></p>
<p>All products are developed exclusively by CLA®. All phantoms go through complex stages of development to achieve strict scientific and practiceorientated standards set by experienced and internationally established practitioners. Many years of intensive work and rigorous testing are behind the development of CLA® medical phantoms before they reach the degree of sophistication required for serial production. Close co-operation with practising scientists ensures a high level of expertise and as a result, creates realistic conditions for training. It goes without saying that all models are subject to continuous improvement process which integrate all medical, therapeutic and technical innovations. Thus CLA® customers get a product which combines function with long life. The various parts are replaceable and will incorporate the latest developments. </p>
