Patent ID: 8469716

Claim:
A surgical simulation system for demonstrating the operation of a laparoscopic surgical instrument, the system comprising: a frame defining an internal cavity therein; a mount configured to support an object simulative of human tissue within the cavity; wherein the frame defines first and second open sides with an at least one wall defined therebetween, said at least one wall simulative of an abdominal wall is generally curved around the cavity, and wherein the frame defines a first height configuration when the frame is supported along the first open side and a second height configuration when the frame is supported along the second open side, the second height configuration being substantially greater than the first height configuration, whereby the at least one wall simulative of the abdominal wall extends to a substantially greater elevation over the object simulative of human tissue within the cavity in the second position than the first position; the at least one wall coupled to the frame and obstructing a view of the cavity from a surgical vantage point, the at least one wall constructed of three adjacent layers including: an outer layer simulative of skin tissue, the outer layer coupled to the frame by a first fastener; an intermediate support layer intimately coupled to the frame; and an inner layer simulative of abdominal tissue, the inner layer coupled to the intermediate support layer by a second fastener such that the inner layer is selectively removable from the intermediate support layer independently of the outer layer; at least one aperture defined through the three adjacent layers, the at least one aperture configured to provide entry of the endoscopic surgical instrument into the cavity, a camera mountable to receive light from within the cavity; and a monitor mountable in a position visible from the surgical vantage point, the monitor coupled to the camera such that the monitor displays images of the cavity.