Inside dV-Trainer™
The Gold Standard for Robotic Simulation
Mimic’s dV-Trainer™ was the first commercially available simulator for robotic surgery. The first prototype was installed at Indiana University’s Department of Urology in February of 2007, and it remains the only stand-alone robotic simulator that has been independently validated in published studies.
Importance of Validation
At Mimic, we understand that independent validation is of utmost importance to our customers. We are proud to say that the dV-Trainer™ has demonstrated face, content, construct, and concurrent validity in multiple studies. Recent studies have concluded that the dV-Trainer is comparable to dry-lab training on the da Vinci® robot (concurrent validity), and efforts are underway to assess the predictive validity of the simulator.
View Published Validation Studies »
Mimic dV-Trainer Installations
Research Partners and Customers
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University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, Tennessee 2012 |
Stamford Hospital Department of Surgery Stamford, Connecticut 2009 |
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Christiana Care Health System Newark, Delaware 2012 |
University of Utah Urologic Oncology Salt Lake City, Utah 2009 |
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VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2012 |
University of Pennsylvania UPHS Robotic Training Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2009 |
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Duke University Durham, North Carolina 2012 |
University Hospital of Nancy Departmhent of Urology Nancy, France 2008 |
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McMaster University St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Ontario 2012 |
University College Hospital Section of Laparoscopic Urology London, UK 2008 |
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Yale New Haven Hospital New Haven, Connecticut 2012 |
University of California, Irvine Minimally Invasive Surgery Education Center Irvine, California 2008 |
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University of Southern California Los Angeles, California 2012 |
Columbia University Minimally Invasive Urology New York, New York 2008 |
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Lehigh Valley Health Network Allentown, Pennsylvania 2012 |
Lahey Clinic Center for Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery Burlington, Massachusetts 2008 |
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Brooke Army Medical Center Sam Houston, Texas 2012 |
University of Virginia Department of Urology Charlottesville, Virginia 2007 |
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LSU Health Services Center Shreveport, Louisiana 2012 |
University of Minnesota Center for Research in Education and Simulation Technologies(CREST) Minneapolis, Minnesota 2007 |
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Hartford Hospital Hartford, Connecticut February, 2012 |
University of British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Surgical Education (CESE) Vancouver, Canada 2007 |
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Portland Maine Medical Center Portland, Maine 2012 |
Intuitive Surgical U.S. Headquarters Sunnyvale, California 2007 |
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| INOVA Fairfax Hospitals Falls Church, Virginia 2012 |
Indiana University Department of Urology Indianapolis, Indiana 2007 |
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Tripler Army Medical Center Honolulu, Hawaii 2012 |
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University of Texas Medical Branch Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Galveston, Texas 2011 |
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| Florida Hospital Celebration Health The Nicholson Center for Surgical Advancement Celebration, Florida 2011 |
Osaka Seijinbyo, Osaka, Japan 2012 |
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| Mayo Clinic Florida Jacksonville, Florida 2011 |
Shinsyu University Nagano, Japan 2012 |
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OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital Center for Medical Education and Innovation 2011 |
Osaka Kyuseiki Center Osaka, Japan 2012 |
University of Western Ontario Robarts Research Institute London, Ontario 2011 |
Sapporo Medical University Sapporo, Japan 2012 |
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Detroit Medical Center
Sinai-Grace Hospital Detroit, Michigan 2010 |
Kochi University Kochi, Japan 2012 |
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| Naval Medical Center Medical & Surgical Simulation Center San Diego, California 2010 |
Tohoku University Tohoku, Japan 2012 |
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New York University Department of Urology New York, New York 2010 |
Chiba University Chiba, Japan 2012 |
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University of Illinois at Chicago Division of Minimally Invasive, General & Robotic Surgery Chicago, Illinois 2010 |
Yamagata University Yamagata, Japan 2012 |
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Uniform Services University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Bethesda, Maryland 2010 |
National Chuo Cancer Center Hospital Tokyo, Japan 2011 |
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Eastern Virginia Medical School
Department of Urology Norfolk, Virginia 2010 |
Totori University Totori, Japan 2011 |
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Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition
(IHMC) Pensacola, Florida 2009 |
Tokushima University Tokushima, Japan 2011 |
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| Korea University Department of Colorectal Surgery Seoul, Korea 2009 |
Nagoya University Nagoya, Japan 2011 |
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| University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Texas 2009 |
Fujita Health University Toyoake, Japan 2011 |
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| Madigan Army Medical Center Urogynecology & Pelvic Reconstruction Surgery Tacoma, Washington 2009 |
Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan 2011 |
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| MultiCare Health System Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery Tacoma, Washington 2009 |
Gifu University Gifu, Japan 2011 |
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| Akron General Medical Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Akron, Ohio 2009 |
Hirosake University Hirosake, Japan 2011 |
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| University of Washington Institute of Surgical Intervention & Simulation (ISIS) Seattle, Washington 2009 |
Hiroshima University Hiroshima, Japan 2011 |
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| Tokyo Medical University Tokyo, Japan 2011 |
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| Saga University Saga, Japan 2011 |
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| Shizuoka Cancer Center Shizuoka, Japan 2011 |
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