Amusement devices: games – Physical skill or ability – Game element capture or pick up using manual dexterity
Patent
1992-11-18
1994-03-22
Shapiro, Paul E.
Amusement devices: games
Physical skill or ability
Game element capture or pick up using manual dexterity
128898, 273DIG24, 606205, 434272, A63F 900
Patent
active
052956946
ABSTRACT:
A game and method of playing it to simulate a minimally invasive surgical procedure. The game comprises, a base member over which a transparent domed cover having a pair of openings is located. The cover defines a work space thereunder. The base member includes a graphic likeness of a being, e.g., a woman at the bottom of the work space. A plurality of anatomic parts shaped to simulate internal organs of the being are located in respective cavities at anatomically appropriate places on the graphic likeness. A lifting instrument simulating a conventional laparoscopic instrument is provided to be extended through one opening in the cover to grasp and lift the anatomic part out of its cavity without touching the cavity with the instrument, else a lamp on the base member is automatically illuminated and a buzzer sounds. An extraction instrument simulating another conventional laparoscopic instrument is provided to be extended through another opening in the cover to enable the lifted anatomic part to be transferred to the extraction instrument so that it can be taken out of the work space by the extraction instrument. Plural cards are provided to establish the surgical procedure to be attempted by each player. Play money is provided as a fee for each player who successfully completes a surgical procedure.
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