operations, rectify mistakes, and pause during a simulated procedure. The immersive nature of real tissue, natural movement, bleeding, and other cues from a surgical environment provide doctors with a much richer experience vs. virtual reality or static simulation.

KindHeart is also developing tele-simulation capabilities to allow device manufacturers to offer surgical sessions, which can be performed remotely and eliminate the need for the surgeon to travel to a remote training center and lose several days of productive work.