US Patent 8647125 Apparatuses and methods for simulating microlaryngeal surgery

Apparatus for simulating microlaryngeal surgery. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a larynx model that emulates an actual larynx, the larynx model including an inner passage that includes a vocal fold model support that emulates a portion of an actual vocal fold, and a vocal fold model that emulates tissues of an actual vocal fold, the vocal fold model being adapted to be received by the vocal fold model support of the larynx model.