TissueDB/Materials/PVC

PVC (polyvinyl chloride) refers to rigid plastic piping commonly used in plumbing and construction. PVC plastic is the polymer itself; this page covers the rigid piping form used as a structural substrate, not the soft, heat-cast plastisol form. In surgical simulation, PVC pipe serves as a rigid structural substrate in training models, valued for its uniform diameter, predictable rigidity, and global availability.

Tissues

Tissue	Visual	Tactile	Simulator	Notes
Limb			Tourniquet Simulator, Wound Packing Simulator	Two half-pipe sections cut lengthwise from one 10 cm (4 in) pipe, forming the curved limb surface the learner applies a tourniquet over or packs a wound on.

References

↑ ETALO. Basic Simulator Table. File:ETALO Basic Simulator Table.pdf. ETALO Bone Drilling Module, Global Surgical Training Challenge, 2021. Bone Layer column: "PVC or PPR Pipe".

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[etalo-basic-matrix-1] ETALO. Basic Simulator Table. File:ETALO Basic Simulator Table.pdf. ETALO Bone Drilling Module, Global Surgical Training Challenge, 2021. Bone Layer column: "PVC or PPR Pipe".