Patent ID: 11869378
Assignee: APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for practicing suture passing comprising the steps of:
providing a suture training model comprising a base configured to hold a plurality of suture tabs; each of the plurality of suture tabs having a first side interconnected with a second side to form a top portion and a bottom portion; the first and second sides being substantially vertical and interconnected by the top and bottom portions such that a ledge is defined at an intersection between the top portion and the bottom portion or a tab neck interconnects the top portion with the bottom portion; the base includes a plurality of openings perforating the base for receiving the plurality of suture tabs; the plurality of suture tabs being configured to have a resting configuration and an elongated configuration along a longitudinal axis so that when a suture tab located inside one of the plurality of openings is pulled into the elongated configuration, the bottom portion of the suture tab is retained with respect to the base while a length of the suture tab along the longitudinal axis is increased relative to the resting configuration;
providing a suture and a suture needle;
pulling one of the plurality of suture tabs located inside one of the plurality of the openings relative to the base from the resting configuration to the elongated configuration; and
passing the suture and suture needle through the top portion of the pulled suture tab while in the elongated configuration.