Cadavers for surgical training have been around for centuries and provide medical education value. However, the inefficiencies and complications, their lack of supply for surgical training, compounded by increased demand related to the barrage of new minimally...
Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) is highlighting examples of how Michigan SmartZones are supporting entrepreneurs in the medical device industry. MEDC recently interviewed Encoris Co-Founder Jim TenBrink. What is Encoris’ objective? Founded in 2009,...
Many of us are forced to work remotely during this time of quarantine. Fortunately, thanks to Encoris’ PCNL Kidney Trainer, PCNL surgical training doesn’t have to stop. How it works: The PCNL Kidney Trainer delivers a realistic, hands-on, surgical experience for...
In an effort to improve spine surgery training simulation, we teamed up with west Michigan-based applied Medical Device Institute at Grand Valley (aMDI) to help develop a first-of-its-kind spine model to improve the way surgeons are trained for spinal procedures....
Holland company and hospital team up to teach medical students with new tech Until recently, the most realistic way to practice percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), or removing kidney stones, was by use of cadavers or animals. Additional PCNL training models on the...
HOLLAND Jim TenBrink believes he has the invention that’s going to revolutionize the way surgeons are trained in spinal procedures and how medical device companies research and test innovations. For generations, the traditional surgical training methods have involved...
