TissueDB/Materials/Beans, Dried
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Dried beans are legume seeds used in medical simulation as a small, firm solid body set inside a soft substrate. The documented use is the nodule model in the UGHE Low-Cost Soft-Tissue Simulation Module, where a kidney bean is used instead of lotion to stand in for a solid subcutaneous lesion, and the bean is the lesion the trainee excises.[1] The paper is indexed as DOI 10.1186/s12909-025-07910-4, PMID 41034833 and PMC PMC12487576, is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, and lists 21 authors led by Wittenberg RE. The nodule model uses the same tissue and skin layers as the abscess model, and the bean cost US$0.03 per model in Rwanda.[1]
Tissues
| Tissue | Visual | Tactile | Simulator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Solid subcutaneous lesion — tissue class not assigned in the source) | UGHE Low-Cost Soft-Tissue Simulation Module | In the nodule-excision model a kidney bean is used instead of lotion to simulate a solid lesion. It sits in the same tissue and skin layers as the abscess model and is the lesion the trainee excises.[1] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wittenberg RE, Bryce-Alberti M, et al. BMC Medical Education 2025;25:1271. Build instructions on Appropedia: UGHE Low-Cost Soft-Tissue Simulation Module, University of Global Health Equity (Butaro, Rwanda) with the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, and Brigham and Women's Hospital.
| Authors | Arturopelayo |
|---|---|
| License | CC-BY-SA-4.0 |
| Cite as | Arturopelayo (2026). "TissueDB/Materials/Beans, Dried". Appropedia. Retrieved August 25, 2026. |