TissueDB/Materials/Microfoam Tape

Microfoam tape is a porous, flexible polyurethane-foam-backed surgical tape (3M Microfoam is the canonical brand) used in TissueDB simulators as a cricothyroid-membrane analogue. The Kei and Muller Cricothyrotomy Simulators apply a 3-inch (approximately 7.6 cm) patch of 3M Microfoam tape across the cricothyroid-membrane gap of a printed laryngeal insert; the tape yields to scalpel puncture in a manner analogous to the membrane and is replaceable between learners.

Used In Simulators

Simulator	Purpose	Notes
Cricothyrotomy Simulator (Kei)	Cricothyroid-membrane proxy over the 3D-printed laryngeal model; the cuttable surface the trainee incises during open cricothyrotomy	One patch per learner (consumable); duct tape, gaffer's tape or Tegaderm are named substitutes.^[1]
Cricothyrotomy Simulator (Muller)	Cricothyroid membrane on the manikin's removable laryngeal insert; the cuttable surface incised in the scalpel–finger–bougie technique	3-inch (≈7.6 cm) patch, internal to the laryngeal insert; ≈US$0.12; a fresh patch at each reset.^[2]

References

↑ 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.

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[kei2019-1] 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.

[muller2020-2] 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.

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