Patent ID: 8323028
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
1. A portable, folding laptop style endotrainer, the endotrainer comprising: a base defining a work area for endotraining; a camera for viewing said work area; one or both of i) a display screen to display an image from said camera said display screen being attached to said base; and ii) a wireless or wired link coupled to said camera for connecting said camera to a display screen; a fold-up endotraining dashboard hinged to said base, said endotraining dashboard having at least one portal to enable access of a surgical instrument to said work area; and said endotrainer having two configurations, a first, folded configuration in which said endotrainer is folded substantially flat and a second, operational configuration in which said display screen, if present, is unfolded to a viewing position for an operator of said endotrainer and in which said endotraining dashboard is unfolded such that it is displaced away from said base for endotraining; wherein said endotraining dashboard is adjustable while said endotrainer is in said second, operational configuration such that an angle of the dashboard, relative to the base, is pivotable to allow a height and an angle of the at least one portal, relative to the base, to be adjusted while the endotrainer remains in the second, operational configuration, wherein at least one moveable arm is located on said endotraining dashboard and is configured to allow adjustment of said endotraining dashboard, said at least one moveable arm being configured to engage said base in one of at least two locations.