Lap-Pack

Lap-Pack is an affordable laparoscopic simulator designed to be used as a personal trainer. It was developed by Dr. Manish Chauhan during his research (2017-18) at the STORM LAB UK. The founding principle of Lap-Pack was built on matching the International standards on laparoscopic surgery. 

• M. Chauhan, R. Sawhney, C. Da Silva, N. Aruparayil, J. Gnanaraj, S. Maiti, A. Mishra, A. Quyn, W. Bolton, J. Burke, D. Jayne and P. Valdastri, Evaluation and usability study of low-cost laparoscopic box trainer “Lap-Pack”: a 2-stage multicenter cohort study, International Journal Of Surgery: Global Health 4 (2021).

• N. Aruparayil, J. Gnanaraj, S. Maiti, M. Chauhan, A. Quyn, A. Mishra, L. Bains, G. Mathew, C. Harris, B. Cundill, A. Fellows, K. Gordon, B. Dawkins, B. Shinkins, J. Brown and D. Jayne, Training programme in gasless laparoscopy for rural surgeons of India (TARGET study) – Observational feasibility study, International Journal Of Surgery Open 35 (2021) 100399.

• C. Franco, R. Sawhney, J. Burke, N. Aruparayil, M. Chauhan, W. Bolton, A. Mishra, P. Valdastri and D. Jayne, P15: EVALUATING THE INTERNATIONAL USABILITY OF A LOW-COST LAPAROSCOPIC TRAINER IN LOW- AND HIGH-INCOME SETTINGS, British Journal Of Surgery 108 (2021).