Table 1.

List of Materials Required to Assemble the Biopsy Simulator

Polypropylene food container (210×140×80 mm)

Male halves of 7 nickel snap fasteners (7-mm diameter)

Polyvinylchloride hose (3.15-cm outer diameter and 40-cm length)

Magnetic foam tape (1.7-mm thickness)

Two pipe brackets (3.2-cm diameter)

Six steel M4 hex bolts and nuts of 2-cm length to fasten the pipe bracket to the white board

Magnetic white board (60×40 cm)

Silk sheet inside the hose to minimize friction between the scope shaft and the PVC hose wall

Polyvinylchloride bottle cap of appropriate size

Four neodymium magnets (4×1×0.3 cm) to fasten the container to the white board