Smartphone-Based DIY Home Microsurgical Training with 3D Printed Microvascular Clamps and Japanese Noodles.

ABSTRACT: We have recently incorporated simple modifications of the konjac flour noodle model to enable DIY home microsurgical training by (i) placing a smartphone on a mug to act as a microscope with at least ×3.5-5 magnification, and (ii) rather than cannulating with a 22G needle as described by others, we have found that cannulation with a 23G needle followed by a second pass with an 18G needle will create a lumen (approximately 0.83 mm) without an overly thick and unrealistic "vessel" wall. The current setup, however, did not allow realistic evaluation of anastomotic patency as the noodles became macerated after application of standard microvascular clamps, which also did not facilitate practice of back-wall anastomoses. In order to simulate the actual operative environment as much as possible,

SUBMITTER: Ng ZY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10273871 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature