Medical Simulation & Orthotics/Prosthetics

Medical Simulation & Orthotics/Prosthetics

Make Your Own “Precise Response” Suture Pads, Needle Insertion Pads, Wound Care and Surgical Training Aids. Smooth-On rubbers, plastics and foams let you make your own and offer the following advantages:

  • 90% Savings vs. Commercially Available Products
  • Far More Realistic; Materials Offer Precise Response & Feedback
  • Easy-To Use
  • Non-Toxic / Non-Hazardous
  • Versatile; Materials Allow You to Create and Customize
  • You Can Match Skin Tones Perfectly
  • Reusable and Long Lasting

Smooth-On Materials are used for fabricating a variety of custom and stock Prosthetics and Orthotics. Step-by-Step video sequences illustrate the products in action.

Featured Step-by-Step How-To's

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How To Make a Silicone Suture Pad

How To Make a Silicone Suture Pad

In this medical simulation video tutorial, we demonstrate how to create a silicone suture training pad using a gel-filling technique.

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Fabrication of Custom Urethane Wrist-Hand Orthoses

Fabrication of Custom Urethane Wrist-Hand Orthoses

In-House fabrication of custom urethane AFO’s & WHO’s utilizing the vacuum-lamination technique.

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Custom Fabrication of a Silicone Partial Foot Prosthesis

Custom Fabrication of a Silicone Partial Foot Prosthesis

In-house fabrication of a custom silicone partial foot prosthesis using the injection-molded technique.

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Custom Fabrication of Injection Molded Silicone Liners

Custom Fabrication of Injection Molded Silicone Liners

An in-depth presentation of the latest methods for fabricating custom injection molded silicone liners

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Creating a Silicone Seal on a Cushion Liner Using Sil-Poxy™ Silicone Adhesive

Creating a Silicone Seal on a Cushion Liner Using Sil-Poxy™ Silicone Adhesive

Application of Sil-Poxy™ Silicone Adhesive to a cushion liner so that the outer suspension sleeve can form a seal.

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Prosthetic Socket Refinement With Renew™ Silicone Replicator

Prosthetic Socket Refinement With Renew™ Silicone Replicator

Injecting skin safe Renew™ Silicone Replicator for a more comfortable and accurate prosthetic fit.

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Fabrication of Custom Urethane Ankle-Foot Orthoses

Fabrication of Custom Urethane Ankle-Foot Orthoses

In-House fabrication of custom urethane AFO’s & WHO’s utilizing the vacuum-lamination technique.

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How To Use NOVOCS Gloss and Matte Silicone Solvents

How To Use NOVOCS Gloss and Matte Silicone Solvents

This video outlines how to use NOVOCS gloss and matte, and the main differences between the materials.

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How To Use SLIDE™ STD Surface Tension Diffuser

How To Use SLIDE™ STD Surface Tension Diffuser

SLIDE™ STD Liquid Surface Tension Diffuser is an additive for platinum cure silicone rubber.

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What People Have Done With These Materials

Shooter Simulation Enhanced With Smooth-On Materials

Shooter Simulation Enhanced With Smooth-On Materials

St. Luke's personnel reached out to Smooth-On to assist in providing realistic moulage wounds.

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In Search Of A Fin-Safe Material

In Search Of A Fin-Safe Material

A sea life rescue foundation was in search of way to attach GPS radios to the dorsal fins of dolphins

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The Many Faces Of Guy Louis XVI

The Many Faces Of Guy Louis XVI

It is simply impossible to readily discern that Guy's figures are not alive.

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Heart to Heart With Smooth-On® Silicones

Heart to Heart With Smooth-On® Silicones

Jesse Rios is a researcher working with the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston.

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Disaster Simulation and Training Exercise, Avalanche

Disaster Simulation and Training Exercise, Avalanche

Smooth-On worked with St. Luke's Hospital for this Avalanche Disaster Simulation Event

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