Laparoscopic trainers have gained recognition for improving laparoscopic surgery skills and preparing for operations on humans. Unfortunately, due to their high price, commercial simulators are hard ...

Steven D. Schwaitzberg, professor and chair of surgery, has partnered with Swiss medical education company VirtaMed to conduct a trial of one of the company’s new mixed-reality laparoscopic simulators ...

When doctors perform laparoscopic surgery, they can't rely on their own eyes. Instead, laparoscopic surgeons make a small incision and insert two long tools to work inside the patient's body, guided ...

In recent years, simulation has come to the foreground as a method of teaching technical skills to surgical trainees. Rapid changes in health care systems underlie the shift to simulation-based ...

Reports of adverse outcomes caused by technical errors during surgery and better understanding of the components of surgical competency have highlighted the importance of teaching surgical technical ...

On June 21, 2021 at Global Medical Fair Arab Health in Dubai cutting-edge mixed reality simulator will be revealed by LAPARO – European Technology Company, providing laparoscopic solutions ...

KARL STORZ, the leading endoscopy manufacturer, and VirtaMed, world leader in medical training simulation, introduce a novel mixed reality simulator bringing innovation to laparoscopic skills training ...

Over the past two decades, the importance of implementing minimally invasive approaches to urological surgery and resident training has increased substantially. The indications for laparoscopic ...