Success Stories

Mimic customers are utilizing the dV-Trainer™ in a variety of ways. Visit this page regularly to hear how Mimic's simulator is being used in training and research.

University Hospital of Nancy

Lead by Dr. Jacques Hubert, the University Hospital of Nancy, France, is conducting regular training courses to teach surgeons from all over Europe to use the da Vinci ® Surgical System. The hospital purchased one dV-Trainer in 2008 and two more in 2009. Dr. Hubert and associates offer a two part course that includes lectures, videos, simulation and da Vinci ® training. In the first phase of the course, surgeons spend three days alternating between lectures and simulation training. On the fourth day, surgeons get their first chance to practice with a da Vinci ® system. The trainees then return two months later for additional training on the dV-Trainer and the da Vinci ®. Trainees have given the course glowing reviews, with many requesting to visit again and pay for additional time on the Mimic simulators. 

Cleveland Clinic

In the fall of 2009, Dr. Jihad H. Kaouk and associates held the 1st International Symposium on Robotic Kidney and Adrenal Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. The course consisted of lectures, videos, live cases and hands on training. In addition to five da Vinci ® systems used in conjunction with a pig lab, two dV-Trainers were on hand to introduce surgeons to the da Vinci ® Surgical System. If a surgeon had never used a da Vinci ® system, they would first train on Mimic's simulator. This helped surgeons to learn important da Vinci ® concepts, such as EndoWrist ® manipulation, camera control and clutching. After building confidence and modest proficiency, trainees would move on to using a da Vinci system to operate on a pig. Instructors for the Cleveland Clinic and Intuitive Surgical ® expressed appreciation for the additional training support that was made possible through Mimic's da Vinci ® simulators.

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