SimSpay model
| Record number: | 35e45 |
|---|---|
| Category: | Surgery |
| Type: | Simulator |
SimSpay Model is a low-cost build-it-yourself model for novice training of surgical skills in canine ovariohysterectomy. This video shows the materials needed to build the simulator, which are all easily purchased.
Created by Rikke Langebæk and Thomas Eriksen at the Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences of the University of Copenhagen.
Materials used for building the SimSpay model:
- Disposable instrument tray / foodcontainer
- 2 long modelling balloons
- 2 short tube balloons
- 2 disposable sponges
- 1 red rubber band
- 2½ red rubber bands
- 2 brown rubber bands (A)
- 1 brown rubber band (B)
- 3 disposable examination gloves
- 1 disposable kitchen cloth
Anatomical structure:
- Abdominal cavity
- Cervix, uterus
- Peritoneal lining
- Infundibulum
- Uterine vessels
- Ovarian vessels
- Suspensory ligament
- Ureters
- Urinary bladder / omentum
- Abdominal fascia
A video of ovariohysterectomy performed on the SimSpay demonstrates how to perform the surgical procedure.
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