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

Claim 12:
13. A method for practicing a surgical procedure, the method comprising:
opening 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 pivots upward and backward relative to the bottom member when the box is opened to provide access to a compartment of the bottom member, the box further including multiple articulable arms mounted within the compartment, 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;
positioning sections of tubing in proximity to each other above or within the compartment of the bottom member using the articulable arms; and
suturing ends of the sections of tubing together.