TissueDB/Tissues/Blood Vessel
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Blood vessels are tubular structures—arteries, veins, and capillaries—that form the circulatory network, simulated for dissection, ligation, microsuturing, and anastomosis training.
Materials
| Material | Visual | Tactile | Simulator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gelatin-Glycerol Gel | Yes | Yes | Patent Ductus Arteriosus Ligation Simulator | Compliant cast gel used as a vessel-lumen stand-in for ligation practice. |
| Plastic straw | Partial | Partial | Cubas Vascular Anastomosis Simulator | Drinking-straw lumen used as a small-vessel surrogate for anastomosis suturing practice; conveys vessel size and arrangement, not wall compliance. |
| Vinyl Tubing | Laparoscopic Ectopic Pregnancy Simulator | 2–3 mm diameter, 15–20 cm total length; parallel branches simulate mesosalpinx vasculature with gravity-fed bleeding under pressure. | ||
| IV Tubing | Hemorrhage Control Simulator (Malik), Peripheral Intravenous Catheterization Trainer | Flexible tubing used as a patent bleeding-vessel lumen for cannulation and hemorrhage-control practice. | ||
| Latex | Intra-abdominal Bleeding Simulator (Fernandes), Synthetic Tourniquet Training Model (Souza Lima), Tourniquet Simulator, Wound Packing Simulator | Flexible latex hose used as a compressible bleeding-vessel lumen for direct-pressure and tourniquet hemorrhage-control practice. | ||
| Disposable latex surgical glove | Partial | Yes | VesselBox Vessel Ligation Trainer (Hu) | Glove finger used as a compliant vessel substitute for ligation practice — deformable enough to clamp and tie, elastic enough to hold tension. |
| Polyvinyl chloride tubing (pump return circuit) | Pulsatile REBOA Simulator (Keller) | PVC tubing used as the pump inflow and outflow line of the vascular circuit.[1] | ||
| Yarn | Acute Appendicitis Simulator, Appendectomy Simulator | Red yarn (or a vessel loop) used as a small-artery stand-in for ligation practice. | ||
| Animal Blood Vessel | - | - | Grapefruit Distal Anterior Cerebral Artery Bypass Simulator, STA-MCA Bypass Trainer (Akdag) | Fresh avian (chicken or turkey) brachial artery used as a small-calibre vessel for microvascular anastomosis practice; species and calibre chosen per target vessel. |
| Gauze cone, plastisol-coated | - | - | Emergency Department Thoracotomy Simulator (Misra) | Plastisol-coated gauze cone used as a firm large-vessel (aorta) stand-in for cross-clamping practice. |
| Red and blue nylon cords, rubber/rope/thread, and 3D-printed Agilus 30 | – | – | Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair Simulator (Heo) | Coloured nylon cords with rubber/rope/thread and a 3D-printed flexible-resin aorta used as vessel stand-ins in the POLISHeR pediatric hernia model.[2] |
| Silicone | - | - | Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Simulator (Casas-Murillo) |
References
[edit source]- ↑ Keller BA, Salcedo ES, Williams TK, Neff LP, Carden AJ, Li Y, Gotlib O, Tran NK, Galante JM. Design of a cost-effective, hemodynamically adjustable model for resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) simulation. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2016 Sep;81(3):606–611. DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001153. PMID: 27270855.
- ↑ Heo K, Greaney E, Haehl J, Stunden C, Lindner A, Malik PRA, Rosenbaum DG, Muensterer O, Zakani S, Jacob J, Joharifard S. Iterative Design and Manufacturing of a 3D-Printed Pediatric Open and Laparoscopic Integrated Simulator for Hernia Repair (POLISHeR). Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2025;60:162232. DOI 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162232. PMID 40011165. CC BY-NC 4.0.
At a Glance
Overview
[edit source]Synonyms
[edit source]Common names: Blood vessel, blood vessels, vessel, vessels
Anatomical terms: Artery, vein, arteriole, venule, capillary, vascular tissue, vascular wall, arterial wall, venous wall, vessel wall, vessel lumen, superficial vessels
Clinical terms: Vascular, vasculature
Regional terms: Vaisseau sanguin (French), Vaso sanguigno (Italian), Vaso sanguíneo (Spanish), Blutgefäß (German), Bloedvat (Dutch)