Surgical suturing, and bowel anastomosis training simulator

A surgical training device for practicing a simulated medical procedure on a tissue, comprising:

• a first stand supporting a proximal portion of the tissue;
• a first securing means for detachably securing the proximal portion of the tissue to and from the first stand;
• a second stand supporting a distal portion of the tissue;
• a second securing means for detachably securing the distal portion of the tissue to and from the second stand;
• wherein the tissue has a hole that is closed with sutures or staples to form a closure in accordance with the simulated medical procedure;
• a pressure testing means comprising a fluid source in fluid communication with an internal lumen of the tissue to thereby impose fluid pressure against the closure;
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• a base supporting the stands.

A method for performing a simulated medical procedure, comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing first and second tissues on a holder, each of the tissues having a longitudinal body with a wall surrounding an internal lumen and a hole extending through the wall from the exterior of the body to the internal lumen;
• (b) performing the simulated medical procedure by attaching peripheries of the holes of the first and second tissues with sutures or staples, so that a fluid communicating throughway is established between the internal lumens of the first and second tissues;
• (c) providing fluid to the internal lumen of the first tissue after step (b) so that fluid flows into the lumen of the first tissue, through the fluid communicating throughway, and into the lumen of the second tissue, thereby imposing fluid pressure in the fluid communicating throughway and against the attached first and second tissues;
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• (d) determining an effectiveness of the simulated medical procedure by inspecting the sutures or staples, whichever is applicable, for a leak.