MEDICAL SIMULATION

SURGICAL SIMULATION - VirtaMed GynoS™

Covers the entire spectrum of OB/GYN training: from obstetric ultrasound, to hysteroscopy, embryo transfer, and IUD placementg
Validated to accelerate the learning process and improve student performance
Provides the most realistic training environment possible with photorealistic graphics and natural haptic feedback
Reduces training time and cost with proficiency-based training and assessment

Ensure that your trainees reach a defined level of proficiency in ob/gyn before examining real patients. VirtaMed GynoS™ provides a structured training approach based on progressively more complex cases. Trainees learn to recognize pathologies and handle complications, while having the time to ask questions during procedures and reflect on findings. Through the use of original medical instruments, skills are directly transferable to clinical settings.

1st Trimester Transvaginal Obstetric Ultrasound

The realistic tactile sensation of the transvaginal probe facilitates the transfer of skills from the ultrasound simulator to the patient. Focusing on fetal ages between 5 and 12 weeks, clinicians learn to assess the viability of the 1st trimester fetus, including pregnancies of unknown location and ectopic pregnancies.

2nd Trimester Transabdominal Obstetric Ultrasound

As the first simulator incorporating the 20+2 scanning protocol, the VirtaMed ultrasound simulator offers the most systematic approach to examining the first and second trimester fetus. Equipped with a proprietary probe that allows for a free navigation across the entire abdomen, the simulator experience is as close to real life settings as possible. Clinicians can practice across over 100 cases, various fetal positions, different placenta locations, and doppler imaging. Fetal ages range between 10-26 weeks.

Embryo transfer

Developed in collaboration with the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the ultrasound-assisted embryo transfer simulator allows trainees access to expert-informed courses and a library of increasingly complex cases. Trainees gain transferable skills by practicing with authentic instruments, such as an adjustable transabdominal ultrasound probe, bendable catheters, a syringe, and a stylette. Training cases are based on real patient ultrasound images, and five different anatomies combined with a multitude of virtual cases prepare the trainee for clinical practice. This module accommodates three transfer techniques: afterload, transfer with trial, or transfer without trial.

IUD placement

A diversity training cases teach doctors how to safely insert intra-uterine devices (IUDs) in anteverted or retroverted uteri, along with nulliparous or parous patient cases. Repeatable cases help trainees to quickly master the relevant motor skills while safely handling and correctly placing the inserts. Again, the patient comfort scale gives immediate feedback on the safety and quality of the procedure. Outside views and ghost tools guide the trainee during the first placements. Afterwards, unguided procedures are recorded and can be looked at for debriefing.

Hysteroscopy

Accelerate student learning with a variety of pathologies and cases at all difficulty levels. GynoS™ hysteroscopy offers on-demand, comprehensive, and risk-free endoscopy training where students use original medical instruments to treat virtual fibroids, establish uterine distension, clear viewing conditions, and how to safely handle loop electrode and rollerball for resection, coagulation, and endometrial ablation. For the more experienced learner, there are patients with more serious gynecological pathologies, including multiple polyps, intramural fibroids, uterine adhesions, or a septum. In the risk-free environment provided by simulation, more advanced endoscopic techniques can also be trained. For example, reducing the fluid inflow leads to a reduction of uterine distension, allowing the intramural parts of fibroids naturally to expand into the cavity for easier resection.