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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2013
Applied Medical Resources Corporation, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Tracy Breslin, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Katie Black, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Nikolai Poulsen, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Serene Wachli, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Adam Hoke, Shelbyville, IN (US);
Michael Palermo, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Amy Garces, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Jacqueline DeMarchi, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Applied Medical Resources Corporation, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Abstract
A surgical training device includes a model comprising a simulated tissue portion mounted in selectable tension onto a plurality of posts connected to a base. Each post includes at least one notch configured for retaining the simulated tissue portion. Mounting the simulated tissue portion that is in the form of a sheet in notches of different heights creates an angled installation of simulated tissue upon which surgical techniques such as cutting and suturing can be practiced in a simulated laparoscopic environment. More than one sheet can be mounted and each sheet can be mounted with selectable tension by pulling the sheet more or less as desired onto the posts. One variation includes a simulated tumor disposed between sheets, angled or wobbly posts and textured and imprinted simulated tissue surfaces to provide various levels of dynamism and difficulty for surgical skills training in a laparoscopic environment.