NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Williamsville, NY, United States, 2012/01/13 - RoSS Robotic Surgery Simulator, leading solution for training on robot assisted surgery, is now available for teaching hospitals and Institutes in Europe. Karolinska University in Stockholm, Sweden received the first RoSS outside USA.

We are pleased to announce that Karolinska University, Stockholm, Sweden has become the first institution in Europe to receive our Robotic Surgery Simulator (RoSS). RoSS was successfully tested for CE compliance, paving the way for European sale. Karolinska University Hospital is one of Scandinavia’s premier health facilities and in collaboration with Karolinska Institute, they lead in medical break-through in Sweden.

“Karolinska is thrilled to receive the first RoSS in Europe and can’t wait to incorporate it into our robotic surgery training program,” said Dr. Peter Wiklund, a renowned robotic surgeon and director of robotics program at the Karolinska Institute.

The RoSS is the first simulator of its kind to feature training for complete surgical procedures. Its patented Hands on Surgical Training (HoST) modules use augmented reality to guide the trainee through the actions of a master surgeon. RoSS is already in use at many major medical institutions across USA. RoSS and HoST modules will be on display at the 12th Annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare in San Diego, USA from January 29 - 31, 2012.

Khurshid Guru, MD, a staff physician in Urology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), and Thenkurussi “Kesh” Kesavadas, PhD, director of the Virtual Reality Laboratory and a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University at Buffalo (UB), created RoSS as a way to help surgeons hone their skills in robot-assisted surgery so that they’ve logged hours of training before they perform a particular surgical procedure. Founded in 2009, Simulated Surgical Systems, LLC (SSS) is a pioneer in the development of robot-assisted surgery simulators. The company is a collaborative effort between the Center for Robotic Surgery at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) and the Virtual Reality Lab at the University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.

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