TissueDB/Materials/Tape
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Tape is a family of adhesive-backed strips used in low-cost surgical simulation. Four forms serve as tissue analogues here: gaffer tape (a strong, matte, cloth-backed tape), microfoam tape (a porous polyurethane-foam-backed surgical tape, e.g. 3M Microfoam), packing tape (a clear polypropylene box tape), and masking tape (a low-tack paper tape). Layered over a substrate, tape can provide a thin, cuttable or puncture-resisting membrane; more often it serves as a construction and anchoring aid rather than a tissue itself.
Tissues
| Tissue | Visual | Tactile | Simulator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cricothyroid Membrane | Kei REAL CRIC Trainer, Muller Cricothyrotomy Simulator | Microfoam tape. A cuttable membrane proxy — a 3-inch patch of foam-backed surgical tape over the printed larynx yields to the scalpel like the cricothyroid membrane, replaced between learners. Kei names duct tape, gaffer tape or Tegaderm as substitutes.[1][2] | ||
| Pleura (parietal) | Man-O-War Chest Tube Simulator | Gaffer tape moulded over cellophane along the intercostal spaces; its puncture resistance mimics penetration of the parietal pleura.[3] | ||
| Peritoneum | Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernioplasty TAPP 3D Simulator (Pires de Melo Filho) | Masking tape, covered with Contact adhesive paper, applied over the whole internal surface of the model corresponding to the abdominal cavity to represent the pelvic peritoneum. The source reports the anatomical structures stay visible through the transparency of the masking tape and Contact adhesive, as in the real procedure; the overlay is what the trainee opens at step 1 and closes at step 5, and the latex-glove hernial sac is adhered to it.[4] | ||
| Fascia | Trocar Placement Simulator | Packing tape (or masking tape) adhered in strips to cover a square of white felt or cloth entirely on both sides; the square is then holed at each corner and impaled on the pens as the fascia layer for trocar-entry practice. The source's materials list names the tape as the fascia material.[5] |
References
[edit source]- ↑ Kei J, Mebust DP, Duggan LV. The REAL CRIC Trainer: Instructions for Building an Inexpensive, Realistic Cricothyrotomy Simulator with Skin and Tissue, Bleeding, and Flash of Air. Journal of Emergency Medicine 2019;56(4):426–430. DOI 10.1016/j.jemermed.2018.12.023. PMID 30685221.
- ↑ Muller KL, Facciolla CA, Monti J, Cronin A. Impact of Succinct Training on Open Cricothyrotomy Performance: A Randomized, Prospective, Observational Study of U.S. Army First Responders. Military Medicine 2020;185(9–10):e1779–e1786. DOI 10.1093/milmed/usaa035. PMID 32567654.
- ↑ Nasri A, Jerbi M, Karray R, Snoussi H, Samet A, Talbi A, Ksentini H, Rejeb I, Chakroun-Walha O, Rekik N. Man-O-War simulator: a low-cost manikin for training on chest tube management. African Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023;13(2):39–41. DOI 10.1016/j.afjem.2023.01.004. PMID 36864887.
- ↑ Pires de Melo Filho L, Mano Almeida A, Marçal de Barros Filho E, de Oliveira Borges GC. Simulated training model in a low cost for laparoscopic inguinal hernioplasty. Acta Cirurgica Brasileira 2021;36(1):e360108. DOI 10.1590/ACB360108. PMID 33605310. PMC PMC7892193. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- ↑ ALL-SAFE Consortium. ALL-SAFE Trocar Placement Simulation Build Instructions. Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons, University of Michigan, Southern Illinois University, Soddo Christian Hospital, AIC Kijabe Hospital, Mbingo Baptist Hospital. Available at: PDF.
Overview
Tape is sold in rolls and torn or cut to size. Beyond the tissue analogues in the table, tape appears across many simulators in a purely structural role — anchoring and reinforcing assembled parts (Acute Appendicitis), fastening layers together (IUD Insertion, Cervical Cancer Screening), covering a probe tip (Thermal Ablation), as numbered labels (Meckel's Diverticulectomy), fixing the cardboard thyroid cartilage to its base (Cricothyrotomy Simulator (Aho)), sealing the distal tube exit and fastening the assembly with foam adhesive tape (Cricothyrotomy Simulator (Calvo)), joining printed sheets edge to edge (Lower Limb Deformity Correction), and adjusting infundibular width with half-inch electrical tape (Percutaneous Renal Access (Ewald)). It is also a listed build consumable in the Laparoscopic Box Trainer, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic Diaphragmatic Repair, Laparoscopic Ectopic Pregnancy, Z-Plasty and Pediatric Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair (Duboureau) builds — the last naming Leukoplast S LF surgical adhesive tape. Common forms: gaffer or cloth tape (strong, matte, hand-tearable, low residue), microfoam surgical tape (porous, foam-backed, skin-safe, one patch per learner), packing tape (clear polypropylene, high tack), and masking tape (low-tack, paper-backed, writable). Store at room temperature; adhesive tack degrades with age.
Synonyms
tape, adhesive tape, gaffer tape, cloth tape, microfoam tape, 3M Microfoam tape, foam surgical tape, packing tape, box tape, shipping tape, masking tape, clear tape, surgical tape, medical tape
Also known as: Pink fabric tape
| Authors | Arturopelayo, Ian-laurel |
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| Cite as | Arturopelayo, Ian-laurel (2025–2026). "TissueDB/Materials/Tape". Appropedia. Retrieved August 4, 2026. |