Applied Medical Resources Corporation

Heidi Holmes

Boun Pravong

Tracy Breslin

Nikolai Poulsen

Eduardo Bolanos

Gregory K Hofstetter

Serene Wachli

Matthew Aaron Wixey

Wayne P Young

Adam Hoke

Jacob J Filek

Steven Crawford Kessler

Alexandra Do

Jacqueline DeMarchi

Alexander Sheehan

Amy Garces

Nathan Collins

Kevin B Castelo

Charles C Hart

Kennii Pravongviengkham

Zoran Falkenstein

Katie Black

Natasha Felsinger

Patrick Elliott

Tina Talwar

Patrick Elliot

Matthew A Wixey

Wayne Young

Jacqueline Demarchi

Greg Hofstetter

Steven C Kessler

Jacob Filek

Systems and methods for preventing the seeding of cancerous cells during morcellation of a tissue specimen inside a patient's body and removal of the tissue specimen from inside the patient through a minimally-invasive body opening to outside the patient are provided. One system includes a cut-resistant tissue guard removably insertable into a containment bag. The tissue specimen is isolated and contained within the containment bag and the guard is configured to protect the containment bag and surrounding tissue from incidental contact with sharp instrumentation used during morcellation and extraction of the tissue specimen. The guard is adjustable for easy insertion and removal and configured to securely anchor to the body opening. Protection-focused and containment-based systems for tissue removal are provided that enable minimally invasive procedures to be performed safely and efficiently.

Systems and methods for tissue removal

The present invention provides a surgical training device for training laparoscopic first entry surgical techniques. The training device includes a simulated abdominal wall that is penetrable with an optical trocar. A receptacle containing a tissue simulation is located inside the receptacle. The tissue simulation is observable via scope placed inside the optical trocar. Upon penetration of the one or more of the simulated abdominal wall and receptacle, the tissue simulation appears to translate distally relative to the simulated abdominal wall. The distal translation is effected by a variety of ways including the release of negative pressure inside the receptacle upon penetration and the expansion of an elastic wall of the receptacle with the introduction of fluid under pressure into the receptacle.

Advanced first entry model for surgical simulation

A simulated abdominal wall model that is ideal for practicing laparoscopic first entry surgical techniques is provided. The model includes a simulated abdominal wall portion captured between two frame elements of a support. The support is connectable to a surgical trainer. When connected to the trainer, the model provides a penetrable abdominal tissue portion for accessing an internal cavity of the trainer. The simulated abdominal wall includes a plurality of layers including a skin layer, a fabric posterior rectus sheath layer, a simulated fat layer of low-resilience polyurethane foam and at least two layers that provide distinctive haptic feedback upon penetration of the simulated transversalis fascia and muscle layers. The simulated abdominal wall includes a simulated umbilicus across several layers of simulated tissue.

First entry model

System and methods for tissue removal

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Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, United States of America

Heidi Holmes