Chapel Hill surgery simulation startup KindHeart raises around $569,000 in debt
Based out of Chapel Hill, KindHeart was founded in 2011 based on technology developed using a real pig heart for a complete cardiac surgery simulation.
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Surgical simulator startup KindHeart launches $600,000 fundraiser (+ video)
Surgical simulator technology startup KindHeart is aiming to raise $600,000 and has already closed on $40,000.
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Four people affiliated with UNC-Chapel Hill have applied for a patent for a modular staged simulator and process of simulating medical trauma, according to a filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patent is for an invention directed to a modular staged simulator and a process of simulating medical trauma and maladies for the purpose of training or certifying individuals, including medical professionals. Richard Feins, W. Andrew Grubbs, Alexander Grubbs and Matthew Dedmon filed the patent in July. Feins is a professor of surgery and medical director of perioperative services at UNC Hospitals. He was principal investigator...
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