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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2023
Applied Medical Resources Corporation, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Gregory K. Hofstetter, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Tracy Breslin, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Joel B. Velasco, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Applied Medical Resources Corporation, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Abstract
A simulated abdominal wall for laparoscopic surgical training and methods of making the wall are provided. The simulated abdominal wall is dome-shaped having a visual appearance of an insufflated abdomen. The wall is strong enough to withstand penetration with surgical trocars without unrealistic buckling or deformation. The wall is supported by a perimeter frame without any support structures traversing the wall that would interfere with port placement. The wall includes multiple layers connected together to form a unitary wall to fit a laparoscopic trainer. In one method, a projection of a dome is cut from a flat layer of foam material and assembled within a mold cavity. Consecutive layers with the same or different projection pattern are laid up inside the mold cavity. Alternatively, a vacuum mold together with heat is used to deform each foam layer. Adhesive is applied between layers to simultaneously join the adjacent layers upon deformation.