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How a UNL Medtech Startup is Transforming Abdominal Surgery

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Below is an excerpt from an article originally posted by the University of Nebraska


More than 400,000 Americans need colon resection procedures each year to treat lower gastrointestinal diseases such as diverticulitis, colon polyps, pre-cancerous and cancerous colon lesions and inflammatory bowel disease. Right now, the most common approach to colorectal procedures is open surgery—which requires a large incision, a lengthy hospital stay and several weeks of recovery, as well as a high risk of infection and other complications. 

All that could change with Virtual Incision, a medical device company cofounded by University of Nebraska–Lincoln engineering professor Shane Farritor. He is working to transform abdominal surgeries with a miniaturized, first-of-its-kind surgical robot, MIRA.

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February 9, 2021/by VIC
Tags: News Coverage
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September 19, 2023

Virtual Incision Extends Series C Round with Additional $30M Funding

May 31, 2023

Virtual Incision Announces MIRA’s Clinical Trial Results Will Be Presented at the 2023 ASCRS Scientific Meeting

May 18, 2023

The MIRA Surgical System Proceeds to FDA Substantive Review for Market Authorization Under the De Novo Classification Pathway

March 28, 2023

Virtual Incision Expands Leadership Team as it Prepares for New Market Growth

February 22, 2023

The Innovation Continues for Robotic-Assisted Surgery – Virtual Incision Completes FDA Investigational Device Exemption Clinical Study of MIRA

August 24, 2022

NASA Is Sending a Surgical Robot to the International Space Station

August 24, 2022

Remote Surgical Robot Could Join Astronauts on Future Mars Missions

August 24, 2022

Virtual Incision’s MIRA Surgical Robot to Show Skills on International Space Station

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