ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,597,367, issued on April 7, was assigned to Applied Medical Resources Corp. (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.).
"Hysterectomy model" was invented by Gregory K. Hofstetter (Lake Forest, Calif.) and Anysa Fernandez (Chino, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical simulator for surgical training is provided. The simulator includes a frame defining an enclosure and a simulated tissue model located inside the frame. The simulated tissue model is adapted for practicing a number of surgical procedures including but not limited to transanal excisions and transvaginal hysterectomies. Portions of the frame comprises a material adhesively com...