Suture Practice Kit for Medical & Nursing Students, Silicone Pad & Tools

So I am med student, hoping to become a plastic surgeon one day, and I just started my residency. My suturing definitely needed some practice to get myself ready for real life, so just like everyone else I was a regular at my local grocery store shopping for chicken breasts and pig’s feet, and practicing that way. Also banana peels were decent enough for practice… But such a messy way to practice, and often smelly! Yikes! Then one day I ran into one of my old teachers and he told me about these suture kits that you can buy online, that are so much better than the gross meat and banana peels. They are more realistic and are made just like real human flesh. So I went online and did some googling and a bunch of these suture kits came up. After some research and reading reviews I chose to go with this product. I clicked buy and the wait began. I was actually excited to see what this is all about and if the product was actually as good as it was promised to be. I am not a big online shoppers and have gotten super crappy products before, so I am very cautious. Soon enough the product has arrived and my first impressions were good. I liked the delivery time, arrived quick, I liked the packaging, the tools that I needed were already included, nicely and neatly organized. The board itself looked and felt quite realistic, similar to human flesh indeed and had lots of cuts, plus space for more cuts to be made. So overall I was pleasantly surprised, as I tend to be a skeptic and a critic. But the product was good, I’ve been using the suture pad and the tools for a while now, making new incisions over and over again, suturing away and getting better and better. Can’t wait till I can actually finally operate on a face all on my own! Soon this day will come, I know it! So here are my thoughts on this product: Pros: I like how this kit is organized. I tend to be messy and lose things, but here all the tools come in a box and I just put everything back in its place. It’s a complete tool set and has all that you need to practice: nylon threads, hegar needle holder, adson forceps, scissors, blades, etc. Not all online products had the whole set, which was part of the reason I went with this brand. The pad itself is made out of silicone, feels very natural, doesn’t rip easily, seems like its going to last quite some time, like its actually a very well made product. The mesh layer is a big deal too, I guess that’s the part that prevents the rips and makes it durable. Apparently this “mesh layer” is their strong point.. So far so good, no complains. The board had variety of wounds as well as space for me to make my own additional cuts. The size of the board is just right, I didn’t want to get a pocket size one as its just too small and not enough space for sufficient practice. The price was good. Very good value – because you get all this stuff in the package, that you will definitely use. As a broke student, I count my dollars! Cons: I wish the package included more suture thread types, I know nylon ones are good and most popular ones, but I would suggest to add variety of thread. Also I’d make the board even bigger with more space for cuts. But these are just my suggestions, everyone has their own preferences. Overall to sum up, I am very happy with this product and would recommend it to other students. Cheers!

I started my residency 6 month ago and needed some suture practice to perfect my technique, as well as get enough confidence and steady hand for real life scenarios. Initially I tried using chicken breast and pig’s feet, and although the experience was close to real human skin texture and consistence, it was rather unconformable to practice that way, when I had to go to the store and buy meat every time I needed to do more practice… then freeze it and unfreeze it… was rather messy and smelly over time…. I wanted to find a better way and did a bit of research and found a couple of these training kits. I have to say, I certainly prefer this method for practice! I was very much impressed particularly with this brand and their product! Here are my thoughts below: Pros: The MESH layer in this pad is definitely a big deal! I tried another competitor pad and his pad was not good quality, the sutures ripped through the silicone under a little bit of tension and did not provide the proper simulation, I returned that one for a refund. This pad by ArtagiaMED is certainly better! The mesh makes the silicone pad much durable and prevents rips. You can remove the sutures and practice repeatedly on the same wound type because of that feature. Complete tool set. It included a complete tool set that has all you need to practice, and no further purchases are required. Don’t need to borrow the tools anymore from my supervisor. It came with 7 nylon threads, which you can always purchase more if needed later on. Good quality tool set and storage case keeps things compactly organized. Has pre-cut wounds and sufficient space for additional cuts. I was able to expand existing wounds and make additional cuts of my choice on the side of the pad to practice other various injury scenarios. There are other “pocket size” pads out there that are too small and do not allow for that flexibility. Good value. Some other brands sell pads and tools separately which adds up in cost, in this case you get all you need in one product and great price! Cons: I would make the pads a bit bigger but seems like this is one of the largest sizes on the market anyway… I showed it to my supervising doctor and she loved it! She said “I wish we had something like that when I needed practice 15 years ago!” She will recommend it to her other residents. 5 stars to this product! And company customer service was also great, quick delivery and communication!

I am a current medical student that was hoping to improve my suturing skills and finesse. I have only had the product about a week or so now, but my initial experience has been quite good. Traditionally, most students tend just to get a pigs foot or if they have access, utilize a cadaver. While those are also great ways to practice, I personally feel like a kit such as this is more beneficial. The needle is able to pierce through the silicone easily and for the most part, it is very durable and able to hold any suture you can throw. In my limited experience so far, I have had one suture rip out through the edge, although I admit, this was most likely my fault: ie, I placed it too close to the skin edge/pulled too hard when tying the knot. That being said, I am not worried about the quality or longevity as the product has been holding up great aside from that. Another great aspect of this kit is the ease of use. As I have previously mentioned, most people default to pig's feet. This product eliminates the mess and cleanup associated with using a pig's foot. The suturing pad can also be easily reused for a long time to come, so you wont constantly need to run to the store anytime you want to practice suturing. You can also easily transport this with you as it doesn't take up much room and can easily squeeze into a bag or backpack. This allows you to practice on the go whenever you have some down time, which is a huge plus. Lastly, the kit itself comes with all of the tools you need so it truly is an all inclusive kit. There are multiple different types of incisions present on the pad that allows you to practice different suturing techniques and there even is plenty of room to create your own incision if you so please. The pad is a quality build and you can also easily distinguish between the different layers of skin/tissue that they are attempting to replicate. Overall, I highly recommend this kit. I think this is one of the best methods to practice (aside from actually suturing a real person) at an affordable price. It includes everything you need, it is portable, easy to use, and feels much better and is much cleaner than using traditional methods like a pig's foot. I will continue to keep an eye on the pull out strength/tearing of the silicone edge in terms of longevity of the product, but at this moment my concern is minimal and I think the pad will hold up great. I also want to give a shoutout to Artagia as they are working directly with medical students to improve their product. Their customer service has been fantastic so far and I hope they continue to work with all of us students to keep making the product better. Don't hesitate to jump on this!

I have been looking for a good practice suture kit and I have to say for the price this kit is very good, I have only one issue with the kit andits that the material can be quite stiff and because some of the simulated cuts or lacerations are very wide it can be difficult to get the suture placement properly closed, how ever most of them are ok and I like the option to create my own laceration. You can see in the picture I was able to lay some horizontal mattress sutures easily with the 5-0 silk. The sutures are decent quality to practice with, the instruments provided are obviously not truly meant for surgery so they not up to snuff on that aspect but your not buying this for that. To learn and practice this is a good kit I do like the ability to see the dermis, epidermis and subcutaneous layers for placing subcuticular sutures which I have done and look very pleasing.

This is a great kit with all the standard supplies for practicing suturing. I really liked that there were different sizes of sutures included, and that the practice board has lots of different sizes and shapes of lacerations to practice on. The kit came with a card for a surprise gift of an additional 12 sutures, and when I emailed the company to claim them Anna was super quick to respond and coordinate sending them out. Overall a great experience, I would order again!

This is not my first suture practice kit. The price has come way down, and there are tons to pick from. But if you aren’t a doctor, you will soon forget your effort. This is a great party favor for the introvert, and incredible introduction and stash of sutures of different thickness, and accompanying videos that actually get you started in knowing how to literally save a life when a hospital is not an option. You will learn a great deal once you feel competent with these practice materials. One day, you could suture arteries, know proper pressure when using a scalpel, and even will learn how to make hidden sutures. This kit is affordable priced, and will get you warmed up. Once you have these tools, you will find a vast access to advanced suture techniques are all available, and this allows you to practice… that just in case scenario. You may follow up by buying your own dissolvable sutures in various sizes, for any type of surgery. It is addictive. Great starter pack.

Wonderful kit. This kit helped me in my suturing class. Excellent customer service.

I'm a 3rd year medical student, and I bought this during an OBGYN rotation, just prior to a surgery rotation. Suturing was required for both, and this practice block was the exactly what I needed. It's been infinitely better than anything else I've come across. The pre-made cuts are appropriate to the openings you will actually be suturing on, and the depth and tensile strength of the material are also great. There is room to make some of them deeper if you want, so you can practice closing multiple tissue layers. The number of sutures the kit comes with will also give you quite a bit of practice. Relative to other practice materials, pigs feet seem to be the gold standard, but those are not super convenient. It can be hard to find them in stores, and then you have to deal with the realities of having a greasy rotting pig leg in your refrigerator. Also, dead refrigerated tissue doesn't act like live tissue. I would argue the "realness" advantage over a synthetic block like this is pretty minimal, and comes with a lot of hassle. Beyond that, I have also used a couple other synthetic tissues in the past. The texture on one was far too stiff, like sewing through cartilage, and the others were all too soft. They also tend to acquire a veneer of dust and hair over time, as well as their own oily texture. It's gross. For whatever reason, this one doesn't seem to be doing that. Overall, I'm very impressed with this kit, and I would absolutely buy it again.

No sé si será cierto lo de las reseñas falsas pero para practicar poner 4 puntos está bien por el precio que tiene. Dudo que lo demás que le doblan el precio sirvan para gran cosa más, al final es lo que es.

The kids had to stitch me up works great vid could be better but over all gets the job done

Used this to practice simple interrupted, mattress, continuous and haemostatic sutures. Had no issues. The braided silk suture definitely pulls through the tissue thicker than the nylon, but it didn't damage the tissue pad, and I was able to remove the sutures and redo them without any issues. The video guides were also very helpful. No complaints!

Excellent product. There was an issue with the enclosed QR scans, but Artagia sorted out the issues. Very prompt and professional service.

Great product, good value