TissueDB/Materials/Synthetic skin pad
A synthetic skin pad or overlay is a purchased, multi-layered polymer sheet. It serves as a tissue-simulating material for percutaneous procedures, incision practice, suture training and landmark palpation. It reaches the bench in two forms. Both are the same class of bought rubbery skin, and they differ only in shape. The first is a flat pad, cut or clamped over a substrate for puncture and suturing. The second is a shaped overlay, laid over a manikin or model surface. Trainees feel the underlying structures through it. Documented flat-pad application: bronchoscopy-guided percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (BG-PDT) training. That simulator mounts a 3-layered synthetic skin pad over an ex vivo bovine trachea. The pad is 15 × 30 cm and 6 mm thick (Training & Competence, Santiago, Chile). One pad supports up to 9 training iterations.[1] Documented overlay application: the Pediatric Front-of-Neck Access Simulator (Kovatch). There a synthetic skin overlay covers the neck over the embedded silicone airway. The trainee palpates the thyroid cartilage, cricoid cartilage and cricothyroid membrane through it before needle cricothyroidotomy. The source used a One World DMG product. The exact composition of the overlay is not stated in the source.[2] These pages document specific product references. Builders can substitute equivalent multi-layer synthetic skins from other manufacturers. Record each substitute as you identify it.
Tissues
| Tissue | Visual | Tactile | Simulator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skin | - | - | Peripheral Intravenous Catheterization Trainer, Bronchoscopy-Guided Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy Simulator (Kattan) | As tattoo practice skin: the puncture surface (epidermis) over the wrapped pool-noodle armature in the IV cannulation trainer. As a multi-layer synthetic skin pad: punctured for needle and dilator passage over the ex-vivo trachea in the Kattan BG-PDT trainer (15 × 30 cm, 6 mm, 3-layered; ~9 iterations per pad).[1] |
Used In Simulators
| Simulator | Purpose | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bronchoscopy-Guided Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy Simulator (Kattan) | Skin layers for percutaneous needle puncture and dilator passage to the underlying trachea | 15 × 30 cm, 6 mm thick, 3-layered (Training & Competence, Santiago, Chile). 9 iterations per pad. Approximately US$2.2 per use.[1] |
| Pediatric Front-of-Neck Access Simulator (Kovatch) | Outer neck skin overlaid on the embedded silicone airway. Palpated to find the laryngeal cartilages and cricothyroid membrane before needle cricothyroidotomy | Supplied as a shaped overlay rather than a flat pad. A commercial elastomer skin covering shaped to a body region. The trainee palpates the underlying structures through it. The source used a One World DMG product. Exact composition not stated in the source.[2] |
References
[edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kattan E, Vera M, Putz F, Corvetto M, De la Fuente R, Bravo S. Design and Evaluation of a Low-Cost Bronchoscopy-Guided Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy Simulator. Simulation in Healthcare 2019;14(6):415–419. DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000399. PMID 31804426.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kovatch KJ, Powell AR, Green K, Reighard CL, Green GE, Gauger VT, Rooney DM, Zopf DA. Development and Multidisciplinary Preliminary Validation of a 3-Dimensional-Printed Pediatric Airway Model for Emergency Airway Front-of-Neck Access Procedures. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2020;130(2):445–451. DOI 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003774. PMID 30234534.
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[edit source]| Authors | Arturopelayo |
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| Cite as | Arturopelayo (2026). "TissueDB/Materials/Synthetic skin pad". Appropedia. Retrieved August 3, 2026. |