Robotics-assisted surgery is the cutting edge of healthcare—and VirtaMed-developed VR is being deployed at Memic to ensure that surgeons are not left behind
Quick read
➨ Memic has partnered with VirtaMed to develop a VR simulation for training surgeons on the operation and use of a new robotics device for surgery
➨ Launching by the end of this year, Hominis is designed to replicate the motions and capabilities of a surgeon’s arms
➨ The VR simulation will form part of a wider training programme for the device, which includes webinars, product demonstrations and lectures
The story
Huge advances are being made in robotics-assisted surgery. In order to keep training for these devices in lockstep, medical device companies such as Memic Innovative Surgery are turning to virtual reality (VR) technology.
Memic, a medical device company based in Tel Aviv, is among the leaders in robotics-assisted surgery. Its Hominis Surgical System is US Food and Drug Administration-approved for transvaginal gynecological procedures such as benign hysterectomy.
To support surgeon training for operating and using Hominis ahead of its launch by the end of 2022, Memic has partnered with VirtaMed, a medical simulation training company, to develop a VR simulation that will form part of a wider programme known internally at the medical device company as the skills development pathway.
This pathway already includes product demonstrations, peer-to-peer workshops, skills drills training, off-site wet lab experience, case observations, webinars and lectures, all designed to brief, educate and train surgeons in the use of Hominis.
The VR component will involve a simulation as pictured, focusing on kinematic feedback, which reports on a person’s movement pattern or characteristics,
VirtaMed will replicate the Hominis device in VR, which is itself designed to replicate the motions and capabilities of a surgeon’s arms.