VR Simulator for Endoscopic Spine Surgery – Revolutionary Way for Teaching and Upskilling Surgeons: Gayathri Venkat, Simulatory

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How should blood feel when holding an endoscope controller? How – cutting through muscles? And why a gaming expert is employed in training surgeons?
We're descending into the fascinating world where spine surgery meets Virtual Reality.
You’ll hear about:

• ultra-minimally invasive endoscopic spine surgery,
• herniated disc,
• spinal stenosis,
• how haptics work,
• AI mentor,
• VR surgical training,
• how to successfully collaborate with experienced doctors – when you're a startup,
• and how Alex caused a major bleeding a couple of minutes into surgery.

Gayathri Venkat, the CEO of Simulatory, comes from a family of doctors but instead pursued a successful career as a software engineer and quality assurance expert. With experience of a successful startup exit, she uses her skills now to revolutionize surgeons’ training.
Simulatory is a Swiss startup that developed VRspine – a smart spinal endoscopy simulator that feels like real surgery thanks to advanced haptics. Whether you’re a junior or senior surgeon, AI mentor will challenge you accordingly.
https://thesimulatory.com
And here the study we mention at the very beginning about the learning curve of surgical techniques:
https://journals.lww.com/jspinaldisorders/abstract/2014/10000/learning_curve_of_a_complex_surgical_technique_.10.aspx
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1. Gayathri Venkat, Simulatory (00:00:00)

2. VR Training for Surgeons and Killing the VR Patient (00:01:08)

3. Current Gold Standard in Endoscopic Spinal Surgery Training (00:07:59)

4. Virtual Reality Training in Endoscopic Spinal Surgery – Setup and Procedures (00:09:18)

5. AI Mentor for Spine Surgeons: Teaching and Upskilling Modes (00:15:03)

6. How do 3D Haptics Work in VR Simulation for Surgeons (00:20:27)

7. Discouraged to be a Surgeon, Chose Engineering (00:26:05)

8. What Does Gaming Has to Do with Surgeon Training (00:33:55)

9. From the Idea to Startup Following Up on Feedback from Doctors – First Adopters (00:35:48)

10. Late Adopters in Medical Device (00:51:35)

11. Doctor on the Team: Dr. Ralf Wagner (00:54:30)

12. From Endoscopic to Robotic-Supported Surgeries (00:56:49)

13. Thank You, Follow Simulatory (01:00:37)

14. Follow X-Health.show, Disclaimer (01:01:10)