Mitral Valve Repair Simulator with Silicone Valves V1.0
Within the scope of a research project, we equipped a commercial minimally-invasive simulator with patient-specific mitral valve models made from silicone such that surgeons can plan and train individual techniques for mitral valve reconstruction (e.g. ring annuloplasty, leaflet resection). The video also shows patient-individualized mitral valve annuloplasty rings for repair surgery. All components have been printed with a low cost 3D printer. The silicone valves were casted using an automatically generated 3D printable mold.
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Video of more recent version of the models can be found here:
• Training Reconstructive Mitral Valve Surge...
Dr. Sandy Engelhardt, University of Applied Sciences, Mannheim
Prof. Raffaele De Simone, University Hospital Heidelberg
Prof. Ivo Wolf, University of Applied Sciences, Mannheim
Prof. Matthias Karck, University Hospital Heidelberg
Simon Sauerzapf, University of Applied Sciences, Mannheim