Patent ID: 7931471

Claim:
A surgical training aid apparatus for facilitating the training of medical procedures comprising: a housing having a tray, the tray including a bottom surface and a top surface opposite the bottom surface; and an anatomical replicating assembly positioned upon the top surface of the tray of the housing, the anatomical replicating assembly comprising: a base layer having a bottom surface and a top surface, the base layer overlying a portion of the top surface of the tray of the housing, at least a portion of at least one of the top surface and bottom surface including a tackiness; at least one body component positioned at least one of between the top surface of the housing and the bottom surface of the base layer and on the base layer, the at least one body component including a tackiness, wherein the at least one body component is releasably coupled to the base layer due to the tackiness of the two components, wherein the tackiness is overcome so as to separate the at least one body component to the base layer.