Intuitive has today announced that surgical trainees from across Northeast England are gaining hands-on experience of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) with da Vinci surgical systems thanks to a UK first programme designed to train the next generation of surgeons.
A robot with four arms rotates over an operating table while trainee surgeons push surgical instruments into a simulated abdomen. On the other side of the lab a
Credit: Vantari VR
An Australian virtual reality startup was recently awarded a $100,000 grant (approximately AU$131,000) from Epic Games, the American video game company behind the online game Fortnite.
WHAT IT DOES
Launched in 2017, Vantari VR develops a VR training platform that uses flight-simulator-style technology to help doctors and students practice and perfect life-saving procedures. The platform integrates a virtual trainer and performance tracking mechanism to solve training issues in hospitals and universities.
WHY IT MATTERS
In a statement, the startup said the cash grant will help it expand its training platform globally, and in turn, save more lives. The funding from Epic MegaGrants is life-changing, not just for us, but for all of the up-and-coming doctors whose training will now be fine-tuned and fast-tracked, and for the thousands of patients whose lives will be saved by the drastic reduction in medical error, Vantari co-founder Dr. Nishanth Krishnananthan s
(Photo Credit: Activ Surgical)
Last week the FDA gave the green light to Boston-based Activ Surgical s intraoperative imaging module ActivSight, which is aimed at improving surgical visualization.
The company has developed a technology that is able to give surgeons real-time intraoperative visual data. ActivSight is a small hardware-agnostic device that connects to an endoscope and a camera system. The system is able to augment installed visualization systems, and allows surgeons insights into the body, like real-time blood flow.
The tool is expected to be incorporated into the company s second product, ActivInisghts, a software platform that that uses AI and machine learning to give surgical insights.