Courses
The Rheos Microperfusion System is rapidly becoming the gold standard in microvascular surgical training. By re-establishing physiological perfusion in biological tissue models, it delivers a level of realism that no conventional simulator can replicate — giving trainees genuine tactile feedback, visible flow, and the confidence that comes from practising on a system that truly mirrors real operative conditions.
Demand for the Rheos system continues to grow across surgical training programmes at every level. Whether introducing surgeons to anastomosis for the first time or refining the technique of experienced practitioners, it delivers a training experience that is as close to the operating theatre as it gets outside of one.
Introduction to Microsurgery, Griffin Institute
The Rheos Microperfusion System is a permanent fixture of the Introduction to Microsurgery course at the Griffin Institute, one of the UK's oldest and most respected microvascular training centres. Participants use the system as a core part of their training, practising vascular anastomosis on perfused tissue to achieve a level of realism unmatched by conventional simulation.
London Deanery OMFS Study Day
The Rheos Microperfusion System featured at the London Deanery Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Study Day, providing trainees on the OMFS pathway with hands-on experience of perfused tissue anastomosis in a structured and supervised environment. For surgeons training in a specialty where microvascular free flap reconstruction is a cornerstone of complex head and neck reconstruction, the ability to practise on genuinely perfused biological tissue represents an invaluable step beyond conventional simulation. Trainees were able to develop and refine their anastomotic technique with immediate visual feedback
Microvascular Surgery Course — UCL Burns, Plastic & Reconstructive MSc
The Rheos Microperfusion System was introduced to postgraduate students on the Burns, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery MSc programme at University College London — one of the UK's most prestigious surgical science programmes. For students already immersed in the principles of tissue reconstruction and wound biology, the system provided a uniquely resonant hands-on experience, allowing them to apply their academic understanding of vascular anatomy and tissue perfusion directly at the bench. The result was an immediate and intuitive engagement with anastomotic technique that more generic simulation simply cannot replicate.
