A high-fidelity costal cartilage trainer for rib graft harvesting and carving, built from CT-derived pediatric anatomy.
Costal Cartilage Carving
Knife technique on lifelike pediatric tissue
Microtia Framework Construction
Auricular reconstruction practice
Nasal Reconstruction
Septal and dorsal cartilage grafting
Laryngotracheal Reconstruction
Airway cartilage augmentation
Anatomic Landmarking
Costal anatomy and synchondrosis recognition
Graft Shaping & Suturing
Final framework assembly
The Rib Graft Simulator is a high-fidelity surgical task trainer designed to accurately represent pediatric costal cartilage for autogenous grafting procedures. Built from high-resolution CT scan data, it reproduces the anatomy, pliability, and carving characteristics of native costal cartilage.
The simulator supports the full range of cartilage-graft procedures: microtia framework construction, nasal reconstruction, and laryngotracheal reconstruction. Trainees can rehearse harvest, carving, and graft-shaping technique on tissue that responds to the scalpel and suture as it would in vivo.
Manufactured from a silicone-and-cornstarch composition validated by microtia surgeons, each simulator delivers a realistic, low-cost, repeatable training experience. Single-use; ships from Ann Arbor, MI.
What's included: One Rib Graft Simulator on a stainless surgical tray, ready for harvest and carving.
Pricing for residency programs and surgical training courses includes volume discounts.
Validated for microtia framework construction and combined laryngotracheal reconstruction.
2019
Development of a high fidelity subglottic stenosis simulator for laryngotracheal reconstruction rehearsal using 3D printing.
Reighard CL, Green K, Powell AR, Rooney DM, Zopf DA. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 124, 134-138.
2016
Computer-Aided Design and 3D Printing to Produce a Costal Cartilage Model for Simulation of Auricular Reconstruction.
Berens AM, Newman S, Bhrany AD, Murakami C, Sie KCY, Zopf DA. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 155(2), 356-9.
A high-fidelity costal cartilage trainer for rib graft harvesting and carving, built from CT-derived pediatric anatomy.
Costal Cartilage Carving
Knife technique on lifelike pediatric tissue
Microtia Framework Construction
Auricular reconstruction practice
Nasal Reconstruction
Septal and dorsal cartilage grafting
Laryngotracheal Reconstruction
Airway cartilage augmentation
Anatomic Landmarking
Costal anatomy and synchondrosis recognition
Graft Shaping & Suturing
Final framework assembly
The Rib Graft Simulator is a high-fidelity surgical task trainer designed to accurately represent pediatric costal cartilage for autogenous grafting procedures. Built from high-resolution CT scan data, it reproduces the anatomy, pliability, and carving characteristics of native costal cartilage.
The simulator supports the full range of cartilage-graft procedures: microtia framework construction, nasal reconstruction, and laryngotracheal reconstruction. Trainees can rehearse harvest, carving, and graft-shaping technique on tissue that responds to the scalpel and suture as it would in vivo.
Manufactured from a silicone-and-cornstarch composition validated by microtia surgeons, each simulator delivers a realistic, low-cost, repeatable training experience. Single-use; ships from Ann Arbor, MI.
What's included: One Rib Graft Simulator on a stainless surgical tray, ready for harvest and carving.
Pricing for residency programs and surgical training courses includes volume discounts.
Validated for microtia framework construction and combined laryngotracheal reconstruction.
2019
Development of a high fidelity subglottic stenosis simulator for laryngotracheal reconstruction rehearsal using 3D printing.
Reighard CL, Green K, Powell AR, Rooney DM, Zopf DA. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 124, 134-138.
2016
Computer-Aided Design and 3D Printing to Produce a Costal Cartilage Model for Simulation of Auricular Reconstruction.
Berens AM, Newman S, Bhrany AD, Murakami C, Sie KCY, Zopf DA. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 155(2), 356-9.
