ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,482,378, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Applied Medical Resources Corp. (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.).
"Simulated abdominal wall" was invented by Gregory K. Hofstetter (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), Tracy Breslin (Trabuco Canyon, Calif.) and Joel B. Velasco (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "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 defo...