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Making every operating room robot-ready Virtual Incision is on a mission to miniaturize robotic surgery, so more patients, surgeons, and healthcare facilities can have access to its benefits every day.
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Virtual Incision, the developer of the mini robotic-assisted surgical device (MIRA), announced that spaceMIRA is headed to the International Space Station. The device is aboard a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft carried by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The 2024 technology demonstration mission is driven by a grant awarded from NASA to the University of Nebraska through the Established Program to Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program. Remote-controlled surgical devices on Earth Testing with spaceMIRA on the ISS will assess the impact of zero gravity when performing simulated surgical tasks. During a portion of the experiment, a surgeon operator at Virtual Incision’s…
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Late last month, Virtual Incision announced that its De Novo request for its MIRA surgical system for use in bowel resection procedures is under substantive review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA. MIRA stands for “miniaturized in vivo robotic assistant.” The company said in a press release that if its request is granted, MIRA “will be the first robotic-assisted surgery device to obtain marketing authorization through the De Novo pathway for use in bowel-resection procedures.” The company added the authorization would provide it the foundation it needs to gain approval for other procedures in the future. The…
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…do not include access to robot-assisted surgery, or RAS. Virtual Incision Corp. this week announced the completion of its clinical study for an Investigational Device Exemption, or IDE, from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The study was designed to evaluate Virtual Incision's MIRA, a miniaturized, robot-assisted surgical system for use in bowel-resection procedures. The company said it was an important step toward bringing new technologies to hospitals and surgical robotics programs, regardless of the site of care. “Completing MIRA’s IDE clinical study is a critical milestone in our journey to making RAS more accessible,” stated John Murphy, president and…
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…to other organs and tissue. The robot allowed smaller incisions to be made. Within 5 days, the patient was home. The robot opens an entirely new avenue for correcting mitral valve prolapse and paves the way for faster, better, and more successful outcomes. “Robotically assisted mitral valve surgery allows us to make even smaller incisions with greater precision,” said Tom C. Nguyen, MD, robotic heart surgeon and chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at UCSF in an article posted on the university's website. “By using the robotic arms, we have more degrees of articulation than with our natural wrists. The robot also…
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…could someday make housecalls for doctors far from astronauts. Virtual Incision Corp. last week announced that it will test its MIRA surgical robot's skills in a 2024 technology demonstration mission aboard the International Space Station, or ISS. “The Virtual Incision MIRA platform was designed to deliver the power of a mainframe robotic-assisted surgery [RAS] device in a miniaturized size, with the goal of making RAS accessible in any operating room on the planet,” stated John Murphy, CEO of Virtual Incision. “Working with NASA aboard the space station will test how MIRA can make surgery accessible in even the most faraway…
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Robotic-assisted surgery platform maker Virtual Incision Corp. today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an Investigational Device Exemption supplement to complete the final stage of its clinical study analyzing the MIRA platform in bowel-resection procedures. The approval was supported by a favorable interim clinical study report on the safety profile of MIRA, said the company. MIRA platform miniaturizes surgical process Lincoln, Neb.-based Virtual Incision said its MIRA Platform offer the benefits of robot-assisted surgery (RAS) during abdominal procedures without the logistical inefficiencies of traditional mainframe robotics. Virtual Incision's Surgeon Console Source: Virtual Incision “MIRA was created to…
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Virtual Incision Corp. today said it has raised $46 million in Series C funding. The Lincoln, Neb.-based company plans to use the financing to support regulatory and clinical programs leading to the commercialization of its MIRA surgical platform. MIRA stands for “miniaturized in vivo robotic assistant.” MIRA includes a small, self-contained surgical device that is inserted through a single midline umbilical incision in the patient’s abdomen. Virtual Incision said its technology is designed to support multi-quadrant abdominal surgeries using existing minimally invasive tools and techniques familiar to laparoscopic surgeons, and it does not require a dedicated operating room or specialized…
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…actual delivery simulator.” “While there are many augmented and virtual reality [AR and VR] systems, they're cartoonish, and there's no interaction between the learner and the simulated patient,” he said. “We thought about how could we merge the virtual and real world. It's not just augmenting, which is why we call it 'mixed reality.' With the HoloLens, users can see inside of VICTORIA and see cardinal movements of the baby in utero.” “Obstetricians can address all complications, such as the umbilical cord getting twisted or the baby's shoulder getting caught on the mother's pelvis,” noted Archetto. “They can all be…
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…novel approach in combining human-like surgical robot arms and virtual reality for minimally invasive procedures. The company said it was the first to receive “Breakthrough Device Designation” from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and it announced its SPAC deal, which it expected to yield $220 million in gross proceeds, in April. Vicarious focuses on the human impact of technology “For me, it starts with how surgery is done today,” Sachs told Robotics 24/7. “We've been doing open surgical procedures for a long time ... and most of the injury is from incision itself. The failure at incision site to…
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Virtual Incison Corp. today announced that Michael A. Jobst, M.D., has performed the first procedure using its MIRA surgical platform at Bryan Medical Center in Lincoln, Neb. “The MIRA platform is a true breakthrough platform for general surgery, and it is extremely gratifying to be the first surgeon in the world to use the system,” said Dr. Jobst. “The procedure went smoothly, and the patient is recovering well. I’m excited to play a part in taking the first steps toward increasing access to robotically assisted surgery, which has clear benefits for patients.” Many hospitals currently offering robotic surgeries face challenges…
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…procedures. The company's technology combines proprietary surgical robots and virtual reality (VR) to enable surgeons to more easily perform minimally invasive surgery. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted the technology Breakthrough Device Designation, making it the first surgical robot to receive this designation, claimed Vicarious. Vicarious aims to improve robotic operations “Legacy robotic platforms were introduced with a promise of solving the challenges of open surgery,” stated Sachs. “Unfortunately, these legacy robotic platforms have significant limitations, including prohibitive cost of adoption, limited mobility and capabilities in the body and required space, setup time, and lengthy training. After more than…