2015
Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate: Simulation-Based Training.
Simulation-based HoLEP training — the most-cited paper for the laser module.
Kuronen-Stewart et al.
Urology 86 (3)
639–648
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UroS™
The resection where the serious error becomes visible immediately — and costs nothing. TURP, TURBT and laser enucleation for prostates from 55 to 90 grams.
The training content, in full
Six steps from the first
view into the urethra to
laser enucleation.
For urology, VirtaMed does not publish case counts by module — so no calculated table appears here, but rather what is actually trained. The one number the manufacturer states is the prostate size.
MODULE
TECHNIQUE
WHAT IS TRAINED
STATUS
TURP — basic skills
Passive resectoscope,
external views for orientation
Depth perception, coordination,
landmarks, bleeding control
AVAILABLE
TURP — full procedure
Passive and active
resectoscope
Irrigation management, coagulation
and critical errors — cut colliculus
AVAILABLE
TURBT
Resection of papillary
and solid tumours
Difficult locations, control
of bleeding, perforation avoidance
AVAILABLE
Laser BPH
Vaporisation, enucleation
and vaporesection
Working with the laser fibre and adjustment
of the power; prostate 55–90 g
AVAILABLE
Morcellation
Separate module
Not included in the standard scope —
ordered separately
ON REQUEST
LaparoS Essential Skills
Optics 0° and 30°,
bimanual coordination
Five FLS skills and suturing —
half-hitch, square and surgeon's knot
AVAILABLE
FEEDBACK
The resection
map
COLOUR SCHEME
The device shows which tissue still needs to be resected and at what depth the work is currently proceeding. Colours mark where to cut — and where to stop. The resident sees the error while making it, not in the report afterwards.
"The colour schemes mark the areas where to resect — and where to stop. This allows the urologist to practise to perfection without any risk to the patient, and then carry that experience into the operating theatre."
PROF. DR. MED. MICHAEL MÜNTENER · HEAD OF UROLOGY, STADTSPITAL TRIEMLI ZURICH
Evidence for this platform
Four papers —
more than
any other of our
platforms has.
Urology is the best-researched specialty in our portfolio. The list comes from the manufacturer's technical sheet.
2019
Construct validity of the simulator for transurethral resection of bladder tumours.
Shows that the measured values distinguish experienced from novice operators in TURBT.
Rafi et al.
Urology
2014
Evaluation of the educational value of the VR TURP simulator within a curriculum.
Examines the simulator not in isolation, but embedded in a course — as it is used in the clinic.
Berkers et al.
Simul Healthc 9 (5)
288–294
2012
Face and construct validity and educational benefit of a VR TURP simulator.
The early paper through which the platform enters the specialist literature.
Bright et al.
Int J Surg 10
163–166
Source of the list: VirtaMed UroS™ technical sheet, 2024.
Independent assessment
Whether you need the laser module or whether TURP and TURBT are sufficient for now — we clarify before the proposal, matched against your case volume.
Simulator screens
TURP AND HOLEP — PROCEDURE VIEWS FROM THE SIMULATOR
Axial view during TURP (left) and HoLEP 60 g (right) — training on VirtaMed UroS
We bring UroS™ to you.
With the mobile unit, at a time convenient for you, with your residents at the resectoscope.