DeviceTalks Interviews Dr. Shane Farritor and Dr. Piet Hinoul

We're excited to present the DeviceTalks podcast, "Extending a Surgeon's Reach into Space with Virtual Incision's Miniaturization and Remote Tech.” Host Tom Salemi sits down with Dr. Shane Farritor and Dr. Piet Hinoul from Virtual Incision Corporation (VIC) to discuss the launch of MIRA into space. This is the description of the podcast:

On Feb. 16, six surgeons successfully directed Virtual Incision’s spaceMira robotic surgery to perform “surgery” on the International Space Station. Instead of human tissue, the robotic arms cut rubber bands and other tissue like substitutes over 200 miles away from the surgeons. The exercise demonstrated the potential for remote-controlled robotic surgery. 

In this talk we’ll learn how the two-pound surgical robotic system was built and what this achievement could mean for future designs.

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Shared by Tyler Stowater, board member of Virtual Incision Corporation.