TissueDB/Materials/Wire
Wire is a bendable metal strand used in low-cost surgical simulators, either as a shaping scaffold that holds a soft structure in an anatomical form, or as a linear stand-in for a vessel or cord. This is a stub page: it records the builds that use wire today and needs expert review before it is treated as complete.
Tissues
| Tissue | Visual | Tactile | Simulator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Structural — sacrificial bronchial-tree scaffold, not tissue simulant) | Bronchoscopy Anatomical Trainer (Di Domenico) | Iron wire — 1.5 mm diameter iron wire forms the bronchial-tree scaffold, which is fixed to a wooden stick and base, wrapped in newspaper and glazier-putty, and removed once the paper-mache model has dried.[1] | ||
| Blood vessel (inferior epigastric vessels) | Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Simulator (Hanssen) | Blue electric wire represents the epigastric vessels; the source assigns one wire to each vessel group.[2] | ||
| Spermatic cord (spermatic vessels) | Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Simulator (Hanssen) | Red electric wire represents the spermatic vessels; the source assigns one wire to each vessel group.[2] |
References
- ↑ Di Domenico S, Simonassi C, Chessa L. Inexpensive anatomical trainer for bronchoscopy. Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery 2007;6(4):567–569. DOI 10.1510/icvts.2007.153601. PMID 17669940.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hanssen A, Hanssen DA, Hanssen RA, Plotnikov S, Haddad J, Daes JE. Implementation and Validation of a Novel and Inexpensive Training Model for Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair. J Abdom Wall Surg 2022;1:10305. DOI 10.3389/jaws.2022.10305. PMID 38314154. CC BY 4.0.
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|---|---|
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| Cite as | Arturopelayo (2026). "TissueDB/Materials/Wire". Appropedia. Retrieved August 20, 2026. |