Patent ID: 11926047
Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A surgical practice system comprising:
a portable box including a bottom member and a top member, the top member being pivotally connected to the bottom member such that the top member is configured to be pivoted upward and backward relative to the bottom member when the box is opened, the bottom member including a bottom compartment, the top member including a top compartment, wherein when the box is opened and the top member is pivoted upward and backward, access is provided to the bottom compartment;
a carrying handle mounted to the top member;
multiple articulable arms mounted within the bottom compartment of the bottom member, each articulable arm having inherent stiffness that holds the arm in whatever position and orientation into which it is placed, each articulable arm further including a gripping element provided at a distal end of the articulable arm that is configured to grip an object; and
a further articulable arm mounted within the top compartment of the top member, the further articulable arm having inherent stiffness that holds the arm in whatever position and orientation into which it is placed, the further articulable arm further including a mounting element provided at a distal end of the articulable arm that is configured to support an object.