A high-fidelity pediatric cleft palate trainer with multi-layered soft tissue, muscle, and bone, for practicing palatoplasty and intravelar veloplasty.
Two-Flap Palatoplasty (Bardach)
Standard hard and soft palate closure
Furlow Z-Plasty
Palatal lengthening for VPI
Buccal Myomucosal Flap
Supplemental palatal lengthening
Intravelar Veloplasty
Levator veli palatini muscle repair
Hard Palate Closure
Mucoperiosteal flap mobilization
Soft Palate Reconstruction
Long-axis layered closure
The Cleft Palate Simulator is a high-fidelity surgical task trainer designed for practicing pediatric cleft palate repair. Constructed with multiple layers of soft tissue, muscle, and bone for anatomical accuracy, the simulator supports the full sequence of palatoplasty from incision through layered closure.
The model is engineered to support the major repair techniques in modern cleft surgery: two-flap palatoplasty (Bardach), Furlow double-opposing Z-plasty, and buccal myomucosal flap augmentation. Tissues respond to scalpel and suture in a way that approximates the feel of pediatric palatal surgery.
Validated across multiple peer-reviewed national fellowship courses, the simulator gives trainees a zero-risk environment to rehearse advanced cleft palate techniques. Ships with a practice stand for stable mounting during repair.
What's included: One Cleft Palate Simulator with multi-layered soft tissue, muscle, and bone, plus a practice stand for stable repair. Ships from Ann Arbor, MI.
Pricing for residency programs and surgical training courses includes volume discounts.
Validated across three national fellowship courses, with a dedicated buccal myomucosal flap simulator validation.
2025
Design, Development, and Evaluation of a 3D-Printed Buccal Myomucosal Flap Simulator.
Cin MD, Nourmohammadi Z, Hamdan U, Zopf DA. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 63(4), 932-937.
2022
A national pediatric otolaryngology fellowship virtual dissection course using 3D printed simulators.
Michaels RE, Zugris NV, Cin MD, et al., Zopf DA. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 162, 111273.
2020
Multicenter Advanced Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship Prep Surgical Simulation Course with 3D Printed High-Fidelity Models.
Chang B, Powell A, Ellsperman S, et al., Zopf D. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 162(5), 658-665.
A high-fidelity pediatric cleft palate trainer with multi-layered soft tissue, muscle, and bone, for practicing palatoplasty and intravelar veloplasty.
Two-Flap Palatoplasty (Bardach)
Standard hard and soft palate closure
Furlow Z-Plasty
Palatal lengthening for VPI
Buccal Myomucosal Flap
Supplemental palatal lengthening
Intravelar Veloplasty
Levator veli palatini muscle repair
Hard Palate Closure
Mucoperiosteal flap mobilization
Soft Palate Reconstruction
Long-axis layered closure
The Cleft Palate Simulator is a high-fidelity surgical task trainer designed for practicing pediatric cleft palate repair. Constructed with multiple layers of soft tissue, muscle, and bone for anatomical accuracy, the simulator supports the full sequence of palatoplasty from incision through layered closure.
The model is engineered to support the major repair techniques in modern cleft surgery: two-flap palatoplasty (Bardach), Furlow double-opposing Z-plasty, and buccal myomucosal flap augmentation. Tissues respond to scalpel and suture in a way that approximates the feel of pediatric palatal surgery.
Validated across multiple peer-reviewed national fellowship courses, the simulator gives trainees a zero-risk environment to rehearse advanced cleft palate techniques. Ships with a practice stand for stable mounting during repair.
What's included: One Cleft Palate Simulator with multi-layered soft tissue, muscle, and bone, plus a practice stand for stable repair. Ships from Ann Arbor, MI.
Pricing for residency programs and surgical training courses includes volume discounts.
Validated across three national fellowship courses, with a dedicated buccal myomucosal flap simulator validation.
2025
Design, Development, and Evaluation of a 3D-Printed Buccal Myomucosal Flap Simulator.
Cin MD, Nourmohammadi Z, Hamdan U, Zopf DA. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 63(4), 932-937.
2022
A national pediatric otolaryngology fellowship virtual dissection course using 3D printed simulators.
Michaels RE, Zugris NV, Cin MD, et al., Zopf DA. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 162, 111273.
2020
Multicenter Advanced Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship Prep Surgical Simulation Course with 3D Printed High-Fidelity Models.
Chang B, Powell A, Ellsperman S, et al., Zopf D. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 162(5), 658-665.
