Events & News
Medical Robotics Technology Fair: First Advanced STEM Event for College and High School Students in Central Florida
A group of non-profit organizations led by the Mt. Sinai Education Committee collaborated with medical robotic companies, local universities, colleges and high schools to conduct the first advanced STEM medical robotics fair at the state-of-the-art Nicholson Center in Celebration, FL. This fair is the first of its kind to have students “operate” on synthetic LifeLike…
This Week’s Special Events: Managing Risk in Surgical Robotics through Simulation Training + Robotic Olympic Games during SLS
Don’t miss Mimic’s upcoming Satellite Symposium on Thursday, August 29th, in Washington D.C., featuring some of the world’s foremost thought leaders in robotic surgery and simulation training. This 1 hour special session on “Managing Risk in Surgical Robotics through Simulation Training” will be moderated by Rob Sweet, MD. Urology Professor and Director of Medical School…
dV-Trainer® Software Upgrade Provides Surgeons with Enhanced Performance, More Options for Robotic Surgery Simulation and Training
Mimic Technologies announced today the release of MSim™ 2.1, the latest simulation software platform for the dV-Trainer® robotic surgery simulator. MSim 2.1 is being provided to dV-Trainer customers and Mimic research partners worldwide. Based on Mimic’s proprietary 3D simulation technology, the dV-Trainer provides the most realistic and life-like robotic surgery simulation for the da Vinci…
All in Your Head?
No woman should have to suffer the pain of endometriosis. At Mimic Technologies, part of our social mission is to create awareness of diseases that can be treated through robotic surgery. We commend the surgeons who are well trained in order to heal women of this devastating disease. The following is a Guest Blog Post…
New Opportunities for Surgeons to Earn CME credits with More Hands-On Robotic Surgery Simulation Training Courses Scheduled in 2013
The success of the hands-on robotic surgery simulation courses offered at this year’s AUA event in San Diego is generating buzz among surgeons and anticipation for the next round of training courses to be offered at popular industry meetings. “The hands on courses in robotic surgery at the annual meeting of the AUA in San…
Study Further Validates Mimic’s Dry Labs as Effective Method to Train Robotic Surgeons.
MLabs, a new assembly of dry lab modules used in training robotic surgeons, has been further validated in a new study conducted by the University of Southern California (USC). “We evaluated the performance of surgeons from around the world as they trained with virtual reality and then matching dry lab exercises. For both novice and…
Augmented Reality May Change the Way Surgeons Learn Robot Assisted Surgery
USC Researchers Confirm Training Value of Simulator Prototype A new study validating a first of its kind prototype using augmented reality in surgical training was presented at a major medical meeting today. Augmented reality combines three-dimensional (3D) computer-generated objects and text superimposed onto real images and 3D surgical video footage, all in real time. “The…
Major Urology Conference Sponsors Surgical Simulation Training for the First Time
SAN DIEGO – The nation’s largest meeting of urologists will, for the first time, offer training courses in robotic surgery, using new, independently validated technology. The American Urological Association’s Dr. Elspeth McDougall and Mimic Technologies, the company that designed the simulation software system for the da Vinci robot, will host the training. AUA’s annual conference…