Patent ID: 8460002

Claim:
A surgical training device for practicing surgical techniques comprising: a base, said base being arranged to receive an operable structure; a face wall, extending from a side of said base such to block direct vision of the operation area from the normal external position of the eyes of the trainee using the device, said face wall comprising a front wall and an upper wall, whereby the front wall extended upwardly from the base, and the upper wall extended upwardly and inwardly from the front wall, said face wall having a camera hole, and said upper wall having at least a cutout to be covered by flexible membrane; a flexible membrane, stretched on upper wall to cover the cutout on upper wall, said flexible membrane having at least two portals such that adaptors can be inserted on flexible membrane; adaptors, fitted with stoppers to prevent adaptors be pulled out from the membrane during training, whereby surgical instruments passing through the openings of adaptors to manipulate simulated tissue or another operable structure on the base; a plain bearing set, including a bearing seat, a sleeve and a plain spherical bearing, whereby bearing seat installed on said face wall with bolts, whereby sleeve interference fitted in the shaft hole of the plain spherical bearing and having a bolt to fix the camera handle in place, whereby plain spherical bearing has an outer ring, inner spherical ring and shaft hole and having a bolt to fix the orientation of the plain spherical bearing; a camera handle, including a Webcam, hidden camera or CCD in front of handle, whereby camera handle is clearance fitted into sleeve of plain spherical bearing set be adjusted in and out and fixed in place with a bolt to catch the image of a simulated anatomical structure on the base.