3D Printed microvascular clamps: A safe, cheap and effective instrumentation for microsurgery training
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Chatzimichail, Stelios
Papavasiliou, Theodora
Pafitanis, George
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Microsurgical training involves practice in ex-vivo models during the early learning curve and
poor instrument handling by the inexperienced microsurgeons can cause damage to
microsurgical instrumentation or clamps which is particularly costly. To address this, we
demonstrate the development, design, manufacturing and application of three different types
of 3D printed microvascular clamps in an ex-vivo simulation training model. This report
provides evidence of a low cost and easily accessible device that facilitates the process of
microsurgical training. The clamps were found to provide advantages akin to normal stainlesssteel microvascular clamps in training setting.
poor instrument handling by the inexperienced microsurgeons can cause damage to
microsurgical instrumentation or clamps which is particularly costly. To address this, we
demonstrate the development, design, manufacturing and application of three different types
of 3D printed microvascular clamps in an ex-vivo simulation training model. This report
provides evidence of a low cost and easily accessible device that facilitates the process of
microsurgical training. The clamps were found to provide advantages akin to normal stainlesssteel microvascular clamps in training setting.
Date Acceptance
2020-07-21
Citation
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
ISSN
2169-7574
Publisher
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Journal / Book Title
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
Copyright Statement
© 2020 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. Published under a CC BY NC ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Publication Status
Accepted