Pediatric Cardiothoracic Trainer SAM
The Pediatric Cardiothoracic Trainer SAM is a high-fidelity, team-based surgical trainer developed in collaboration with Boston Children’s Hospital. It is designed for immersive training in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, enabling operating room teams to perform critical surgical steps within a realistic simulated environment.
As part of a modular system representing a 14-month-old infant, the trainer supports multidisciplinary team training and full operating room participation. It allows key procedures such as emergent resternotomy to be realistically performed during simulation.
Key Features:
- high-fidelity pediatric cardiothoracic surgical team trainer;
- developed with Boston Children’s Hospital Simulator Program (SIMPeds);
- supports immersive, team-based training scenarios;
- enables execution of critical surgical steps during simulation;
- modular system with interchangeable anatomical components;
- represents a 14-month-old infant for pediatric-specific training;
- supports full operating room team involvement.
Training & Use:
- training in pediatric cardiothoracic surgical procedures;
- rehearsal of emergent scenarios such as resternotomy;
- development of team coordination and communication in the OR;
- simulation of complex and high-risk surgical situations.
Applications:
- pediatric cardiothoracic surgery training programs;
- hospital-based simulation centers;
- multidisciplinary surgical team training;
- advanced procedural and team performance training.
