ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,725,535, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Sunarrow Ltd (Tokyo).

"Assembled abdominal cavity simulator" was invented by Junichi Takeuchi (Chiba, Japan) and Takeshi Anraku (Chiba, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an abdominal cavity simulator that allows for diverse and realistic procedure training and is easy to store and carry. The simulator is provided with a pedestal that is provided with multiple fixing portions whereto organ model fixtures are mounted; a pneumoperitoneum cover; and two side plate members that provide a space between the pneumoperitoneum cover and the pedestal for allowing the organ model fixture to ...