"The use of this simulator in resident and student training may help bridge the gap between the safe acquisition of surgical skills and effective performance during live robot-assisted surgery."
Dr. Chandru Sundaram
Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Department of Urology
Indiana University
Mimic's Research Partners
The Research Partner Program was introduced in 2007 and has been instrumental in providing Mimic with invaluable feedback from leading institutions both in North America, Europe, and Asia. To be eligible for Mimic's Research Partner Program, an institution must have experience utilizing surgery simulators, have faculty that regularly teach da Vinci® operation, and/or own multiple da Vinci systems that are heavily utilized.
Partner Benefits
- Product Discounts
- Extended Warranty and Service Plan
- Training Event and Study Support
- Beta Previews of New Mimic Simulation Products
Current Research Partners and Collaborators
Mimic is currently working with the following institutions in an ongoing effort to test and validate the dV-Trainer™:
Akron General Medical Center
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Akron, Ohio
Columbia University
Minimally Invasive Urology
New York, New York
Indiana University
Department of Urology
Indianapolis, Indiana
Johns Hopkins University
Department of Computer Science
Baltimore, Maryland
Korea University
Department of Colorectal Surgery
Seoul, Korea
Lahey Clinic
Center for Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery
Burlington, Massachusetts
New York University
Department of Urology
New York, New York
Purdue University
Department of Engineering
West Lafayette, Indiana
Skane University Hospital, Lund
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lund, Sweden
Uniformed Services University
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Bethesda, Maryland
University of California, Irvine
Minimally Invasive Surgery Education Center
Irvine, California
University of Illinois at Chicago
Minimally Invasive Surgery Education Center
Chicago, Illinois
University Hospital of Nancy
Department of Urology
Nancy, France
University of Minnesota
Center for Research in Education and Simulation Technologies (CREST)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
University Medical Centre Utrecht
Department of Reproductive Medicine and Gynecology
Netherlands
University of Virginia
Department of Urology
Charlottesville, Virginia
University of Washington
Institute of Surgical Intervention & Simulation (ISIS)
Seattle, Washington
