Simbionix, a Cleveland-based maker of 3D virtual reality surgical simulation and training, has been acquired for $120 million in cash by 3D Systems. The privately held Simbionix has built more than 60 interventional procedures across eight surgical specialties with 16 simulation platforms – which makes it, according to 3D Systems, a “complementary building block” that […]
The decision by one Philadelphia medical center to do away with using animals as part of its pediatric training in favor of sticking to simulators reflects a national trend for training in relatively simple procedures. Although animals have been critical in driving healthcare innovation, simulators have grown increasingly sophisticated, so much so that surgical […]
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Medical education company Simbionix is looking to become the industry leader in what could be the next generation of surgical simulation technology: patient-specific simulation. Patient-specific simulation refers to importing scans of a particular patient’s body, such as CTAs, into a simulator to allow a doctor to rehearse a near-exact replica of the operation he’ll conduct […]
Medical education company Simbionix has acquired for an undisclosed amount surgical simulation technology that helps doctors train for arthroscopic procedures. Simbionix’s acquisition of the Arthro VR product line from Spanish firm GMV will expand its customer reach among orthopedic surgeons, according to a statement from Cleveland- and Israel-based Simbionix. The arthroscopic simulators combine fiberglass limb […]
Medical education and training company Simbionix USA has launched two new women’s health surgical simulation products. One product, the Pelvic Mentor, combines a mannequin with a computerized 3-D system and is intended to prepare gynecologists and urogynecologists for pelvic floor reconstruction with an emphasis on transvaginal mesh procedures, according to a statement from Cleveland-based Simbionix. […]
Medical education company Simbionix USA Corp. has promoted a veteran employee to vice president of U.S. business development. William Lewandowski has worked as the company's U.S. director of marketing for "the past few years," according to a statement from Cleveland-based Simbionix.
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The Food and Drug Administration has cleared for sale the PROcedure Rehearsal Studio software of Simbionix USA Corp. in Cleveland, Ohio -- opening the door to advanced simulation technologies for practicing clinicians.
Medical education company Simbionix USA Corp. plans to relocate employees from Denver, Colorado, to consolidate the company’s education division in its newly expanded Cleveland headquarters. While any job growth in Northeast Ohio is certainly welcome news, it’s unclear how many jobs the move will bring. Closely held Simbionix is still working out the details, and […]
Fueled by growing demand for its medical simulation technology, Simbionix is expanding the size of its corporate headquarters in Cleveland and moving into a new research and development facility in Israel. Part of what’s driving the company’s growth is its medical education division, which announced two new hires in June. The education division develops curriculum […]
The Israeli subsidiary of Simbionix USA and a Florida medical school have received a grant of an unspecified amount to develop a laparoscopic hysterectomy surgery simulator. The grant comes from the U.S.-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation, which promotes technology collaborations between companies and organizations from the two countries. In developing the simulator, […]
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Simbionix USA has settled patent infringement claims from Immersion Corp. , based in San Jose, Calif., by licensing Immersion’s haptics technology for use in its medical procedure simulators. Immersion Corp. makes technology that interfaces with users through the sense of touch. In April 2008, Immersion sued Simbionix in U.S. District Court for the Northern District […]
Updated 7:08 p.m. Information has been the main course on Paul Jensen’s professional plate for most of his career. Add a generous portion of product technology and education experience, and you get someone who seems ideal to help Simbionix USA — the Cleveland, Ohio, maker of medical training simulators — gather and serve up information […]
Medical education company Simbionix USA Corp. has added two board members who are also investors in the company. Glen Mayfield of Cincinnati-based River Cities Capital Funds, which invested in Simbionix in 2008, brings more than 40 years of private equity and banking experience to the board, according to a statement. The second new board member […]
Updated 5:42 p.m. Simbionix USA Corp. has gone mobile with its surgery simulation education. The Medical Education Division of Simbionix has launched its first mobile product: an application for Apple Inc.’s iPhone, iPod and iPad technologies that pushes the division’s online courses for the medical and health care industries to the palm of your hand. […]
Cleveland's Simbionix USA Corp., a leading developer of medical simulation systems, will for the first time offer a PROcedure Rehearsal Studio workshop at the International Course on Carotid Angioplasty and Other Cerebrovascular Interventions meetingin Frankfurt, Germany.