Newborn chest model for esophageal atresia
A newborn-size chest with the esophagus and the fistula inside, for practising the repair through small ports.
Prototype model · Newborn · 4 moments · 8 min
Moment 4 of 4
Keep the long thread in order
The long thread is kept out of the way so it does not tangle in the small space.
The moments, in order · 4 moments
- 1. Tie off the fistulaA tie closes the fistula, the abnormal link between the windpipe and the esophagus.
- 2. First stitches on the back wallThe first stitches join the back walls of the two ends of the esophagus.
- 3. Tie the knot inside the chestEach stitch is tied with the instruments, inside a chest the size of a newborn’s.
- 4. Keep the long thread in orderThe long thread is kept out of the way so it does not tangle in the small space.
Filmed through the scope on a training model: no patient is shown. Towers record no sound.
Imaging: Stryker