Virtual Incision Corporation, miniature robo-surgeon, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

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Website - virtualincision.com

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CEO - John P. Murphy

Co-founder and CTO - Shane Farritor

Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer - Dmitry Oleynikov

Products and projects:

miniaturized surgical robot

 

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Fist-Sized Robots Developed For Surgery In Space

Published on Apr 2, 2014

DescriptionAstronauts in space may need to learn how to perform emergency surgeries, with the help of mini robots. The innovation is in its early stages of development and is currently being tested on pigs. But the hope is that these fist sized robots could help an astronaut if an emergency surgery needs to happen- This video will explain how these tiny robots work.

 

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Article "The robots that could perform surgery in SPACE: Tiny doctor droids could perform complex medical procedures on astronauts"

Prototype has been created by Nebraska-based Virtual Incision and Nasa
0.9lb (0.4kg) device has tools that can grab, cauterise and suture tissue
Its head is fitted with a camera which sends a feed back to control station
Nasa said astronauts could be trained to use the robot to perform select surgeries on each other

by Ellie Zolfagharifard
April 2, 2014

 

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Article "Robot operates from inside patient for first time"
It seems terrifying, but this robotic surgical tool gets inside patients to do its thing.

by Greg Nichols for Robotics
March 8, 2016