Surgical student teaching aid
First Claim
1. A teaching aid for teaching surgical techniques, said teaching aid comprising a tray having a plurality of walls forming a plurality of separate compartments therein, at least one said compartment including simulated tissue removably mounted therein, at least one flexible tube replaceably mounted in said tray, said tube being formed from a material that can be severed and sutured, whereby said tube simulates a tubular tissue of a patient, and wherein said plurality of walls includes a pair of walls removably mounted in at least one said compartment, the walls in said pair of walls comprising at least one aperture extending therethrough, said apertures being dimensioned to receive said tube.
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Abstract
A teaching aid is provided to enable medical students to practice various surgical techniques. The teaching aid comprises a multi-compartment tray, with the various compartments being devoted to teaching one or more distinct surgical techniques. A plurality of the compartments may comprise simulated tissues removably and replaceably mounted therein, such as simulated skin tissue, simulated blood vessels, simulated intestinal tissue and/or simulated tendons or nerves. Other compartments of the teaching aid may comprise hooks about which knot tying techniques may be practiced. Still other compartments may comprise simulated tissues that must be tensioned prior to suturing.
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- 1. A teaching aid for teaching surgical techniques, said teaching aid comprising a tray having a plurality of walls forming a plurality of separate compartments therein, at least one said compartment including simulated tissue removably mounted therein, at least one flexible tube replaceably mounted in said tray, said tube being formed from a material that can be severed and sutured, whereby said tube simulates a tubular tissue of a patient, and wherein said plurality of walls includes a pair of walls removably mounted in at least one said compartment, the walls in said pair of walls comprising at least one aperture extending therethrough, said apertures being dimensioned to receive said tube.
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19. A teaching aid for teaching surgical techniques, said teaching aid comprising a tray having a bottom wall and a plurality of upstanding walls extending from said bottom wall and defining a plurality of compartments in said tray, a simulated skin tissue releasably mounted in one said compartment of said tray, said simulated skin tissue comprising a plurality of separate layers, at least one flexible tube replaceably mounted in at least one other compartment of said tray, said tube being formed from a material that can be severed and sutured, said plurality of walls including a pair of walls removably mounted in at least one side compartment, the walls in said pair of walls comprising at least one aperture being dimensioned to receive said tube, means for securing sutures securely mounted to said tray and substantially adjacent at least one compartment thereof and hook means for practicing sutures thereon.
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