the next step in training and robotic surgeries

Current Uses in Medical Training

Research has shown that simulators with haptics provide as good as or better trained students than traditional methods.  Below are a few companys that offer surgical simulators that provide haptic feedback.

Immersion Immersion is self described as the market leader in "the science of touch" and have many haptic devices in many different industries.  Currently they make three medical simulators: Cath Sim, a vascular access simulator, AccuTouch Endovascular Simulation, and AccuTouch Endoscopy Simulation.
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Mentice Mentice is focused on virtual reality (VR) based applications in the field of medicine.  They have a focus on minimally invasive surgeries.  The MIST-VR (Minimally Invasive Surgical Trainer–Virtual Reality) was introduced in the 1990's by Mentice and is the most tested VR based surgical simulator. A newer platform that is offered by Mentice, in collaboration with Immersion, has a haptic feedback option.
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Surgical Science AB Surgical Science is a Swedish company that recently partnered with Immersion to combined its software, LapSim Basic Skills with Immersions laparoscopic simulator.  Some of the simulators, including the LapSim Gyn module, have a haptics option.
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LapSim by Surgical Science
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Simbionix Simbionix originally started in Israel but has since moved its headquarters to Cleveland, Ohio.  The Lab Mentor is a laparoscopic surgery simulator that was built in collaboration with Xitact and is complete with haptic feedback.  
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ReachIn Reachin Technologies is focused on human-computer interfaces and offers products in many field including education and engineering.  They also offer a laparoscopic surgical simulator called the Reachin Laparoscopic Trainer (RLT).  It has the option for haptic feedback using Immersion technology and has a full haptics guide called Forceback.  Forceback simulates how an expert would perform a procedure and allows the student to rest their hands on the instruments to feel what the expert is doing.
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Select-IT VEST Systems Select-IT VEST Systems was started in 2000 and is located in Germany.  It offers the Virtual Endoscopic Surgery Training (VEST) system which has the option of a few different modules.  The VSOne Cho and VSOne Gyn are laparoscopic and gynecological modules that offer haptic feedback.