Virtual Incision Explores NVIDIA Isaac for Healthcare in Surgical Robotics

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— New AI-driven simulation platform has the potential to safely and efficiently design, test, and deploy advanced robotic and autonomous systems for healthcare applications. —

LINCOLN, Nebraska – March 18, 2025 – Virtual Incision Corporation, developer of the MIRA Surgical System, has announced plans to explore the use of NVIDIA Isaac for Healthcare in developing their next-generation surgical robotics platforms. Digital twin framework capabilities integrated with robotic learning tools will enable Virtual Incision’s developers to create highly realistic virtual environments to simulate surgical details and physiologic processes. Virtual Incision also continues to explore the NVIDIA Cosmos platform for the development of future surgical robots. The goal is to accelerate the product development cycle by leveraging comprehensive testing throughout digital prototyping, simulation, and physical deployment.

"Developing a surgical robot is a rigorous process, and great care must be taken to ensure that the product is safe, smart, and effective,” said John Murphy, chief executive officer of Virtual Incision. “As we work on future iterations of MIRA, we’re excited to use NVIDIA Isaac for Healthcare to bring our surgeons and patients the most advanced technologies safely and expeditiously.”

About the MIRA Surgical System

MIRA is the world’s first miniaturized robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) system. Its small, sleek form factor is designed to offer the benefits of RAS during colectomy procedures without the logistical inefficiencies of traditional mainframe robotics. The easily accessible device weighs approximately two pounds (less than one kg) and offers internal triangulation with shoulders, arms, and infinite wrist roll inside of the body. It can be used in any operating room – a dedicated mainframe room is unnecessary. With its drape- and dock-free design and portability, MIRA is quick to set up, clean up, and move between cases. Its conveniently accessible design positions it to be used as a standalone system or a complementary tool for facilities that already own a mainframe. With MIRA, every operating room is RAS-ready.

About Virtual Incision

Virtual Incision is on a mission to simplify robotic-assisted surgery (RAS), so more patients and their surgeons can access its benefits every day. Headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, and holding over two hundred patents and patent applications, the company developed MIRA, the first-of-its-kind miniature RAS system. Virtual Incision’s goal is to make every operating room RAS-ready. For more information, visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Important Safety Information

The MIRA Surgical System is intended for prescription use only. Patients should talk to their doctor to decide if surgery with a MIRA Surgical System is right for them. For important safety information, indications for use, risks, and warnings, please refer to www.virtualincision.com/safety-information. All remote surgical procedures using a modified version of the MIRA Surgical System are for demonstration purposes only and have not been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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Ashlynn Meyer

Virtual Incision

ashlynn.meyer@virtualincision.com

Disclosure and Important Safety Information

The MIRA Surgical System is intended for prescription use only. Patients should talk to their doctor to decide if surgery with a MIRA Surgical System is right for them. Patients and doctors should review all available information on nonsurgical and surgical options and associated risks in order to make an informed decision.

Serious complications may occur in any surgery, including minimally invasive surgery with the MIRA Surgical System, up to and including death. Serious risks include, but are not limited to, injury to tissues and organs, and/or conversion to other surgical techniques which could result in a longer operative time and/or complications.

For important safety information, including surgical risks and considerations, please also refer to www.virtualincision.com/safety-information. For the product’s indications for use, risks, full cautions, and warnings, please refer to the associated user manual(s).

Individual outcomes may depend on a number of factors, including but not limited to patient characteristics, disease characteristics, surgeon, and/or hospital experience.

MIRA Surgical System Precaution Statement

The demonstration of safety and effectiveness for the representative specific procedures was based on evaluation of the MIRA Surgical System as a surgical device and did not include evaluation of outcomes related to the treatment of cancer (overall survival, disease-free survival, local recurrence) or treatment of the patient’s underlying disease/condition. Device usage in all surgical procedures should be guided by the clinical judgment of an adequately trained surgeon.

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