![]() * Warning: Some people may find this video disturbing due to graphic images of simulated body parts The work is being led by Richard Arm, Advanced Textiles Research Group Research Fellow, in collaboration with the Ministry of Defence's (MoD) Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, a small team of individual specialist surgeons and special effects company SME- Trauma FX.Ī prototype thoracic trauma trainer* has already been completed and user trials are currently underway alongside collaborators at the Royal College of Surgeons, Air Ambulance and Queens Medical Centre's Major Trauma Unit. These are developed in collaboration with surgeons to ensure authenticity of the tactility and aesthetic values and are further underpinned by adopting medical, contactless technologies to identify the mechanical characteristics of each soft tissue type. To achieve this, a variety of viscoelastic composite materials are being developed using blends of synthetic gels, waxes, oils and fibres to mimic a wide variety of living soft tissues. Simulating the tactility and appearance of a living patient in this way will offer trainee surgeons, in the very near future, a unique opportunity to learn the principles of surgery, from emergency trauma treatment to basic anatomy, in an immersive manner, whilst providing the psychological space to learn without the pressure of performance. The rigid, high-definition 3D printed models are then processed using new manufacturing methodologies developed by the Advanced Textiles Research Group, to recreate soft tissues as they appear in the living patient during surgery. These are recreated as digital models and 3D printed in-house. Blending science and art to improve access to surgical educationĮxperimental new methodologies are embraced in our purpose-built laboratory at Nottingham Trent University: The Flexural Composites Research Laboratory is currently investigating a variety of materials and technologies to aid the manufacture of synthetic, living, soft tissues to enhance surgical and anatomical education.īeginning with medical imaging data taken from CT and MRI scans of real, living patients data is manipulated to create digital, 3-dimensional models of living organs, blood vessels, muscle, skin and other living, soft anatomy.
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