Pediatric Airway

Anatomically Accurate

Created from CT scans, the airway simulator realistically replicates a pediatric airway in both looks and feel.

True Techniques

Multiple techniques and processes can be practiced, including needle cricothyroidotomy and complex airway reconstruction.

Gloved hand holding pediatric airway simulator showing airway opening

Essential Design

Students can focus on the essentials of the procedure they are learning

Gloved hand demonstrating pediatric airway simulator with flexible soft tissue insert

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Published Research

Key Finding: 3D-printed airway simulators created from patient CT data demonstrated high anatomic fidelity and enabled realistic procedural training for pediatric airway management (Reighard et al., 2019).

Kovatch KJ, Powell AR, Green GE, Zopf DA. (2020). Development and Multidisciplinary Preliminary Validation of a 3-Dimensional-Printed Pediatric Airway Model for Emergency Airway Front-of-Neck Access Procedures. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 130(4), 1083-1092.

Reighard CL, Green K, Powell AR, Tsili ME, Zopf DA. (2019). Development of a Novel, Low-Cost, High-Fidelity Airway Model for Pediatric Bronchoscopy. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 118, 218-222.

Zopf DA, Flanagan CL, Wheeler M, Hollister SJ, Green GE. (2018). Treatment of Severe Porcine Tracheomalacia With a 3-Dimensionally Printed, Bioresorbable, External Airway Splint. JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 140(1), 66-71.

Michaels RD, Powell AR, Morrison RJ, Green GE, Zopf DA. (2022). Cleft Palate Repair Simulation: A Novel High-Fidelity Surgical Simulator. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 158, 111171.

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