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Fig. 3 | 3D Printing in Medicine

Fig. 3

From: Development of a dynamic Chest Wall and operating table simulator to enhance congenital heart surgery simulation

Fig. 3

a: The complete assembly up of the Hands On Surgical Training in Congenital Heart Surgery (HOST-CHS) simulator. This assembly includes the pediatric chest wall cavity, suture retraction disk, roll and pitch components, operating table simulator, a webcam and lighting equipment. b A surgeon suturing a transannular patch on a tetralogy of Fallot 3D-printed heart model through the sternotomy incision of the HOST-CHS simulator. The 3D-printed heart model has been placed at the optimized height inside the holder, while the surgeon utilizes the suture retraction disk

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