A study from the University of Texas has found that laparoscopic simulator training can improve the ability of students to perform urological procedures, even when the training simulation is for a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WITH increasing technology and innovation, surgerie, which normally are done by cutting patient's abdomen are now being done through laparoscopic surgery, affording patients reduction in pains and ...

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 ...

For many urological procedures the open approach is being replaced by the laparoscopic approach. Laparoscopy technique requires special training conditions. A well-designed, step-by step training ...