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American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
JOINT MODELS Attract and engage more prospects with custom manufactured clear or solid colored bone models! Choose from a wide variety of support base options to include vibrant printed color logos or battery-operated LEDs for the… Read More
Encoris Bolsters Surgical Education Expertise with Appointment of Jennifer Smith as Director of Market Development
Encoris is committed to further enhancing client medical device adoption success rates and meeting surgical education needs well into the future. “Encoris’ commitment to excellence in surgical education and its dedication to collaborating with medical… Read More
21st Century Surgical Training Education is Driving Medical Device Success & Regulatory Approvals
Surgical Training and Education: Encoris’ State-of-the-Art Surgical Simulation Products Provide Realistically Immersive Experiences for Effective Learning. HOLLAND, MI, UNITED STATES, December 21, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — Encoris Group Corporation plays a leading role in shaping the… Read More
Bioskills Surgical Training Models
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… Read More
Michigan SmartZone Case Study: Five Questions for Jim TenBrink of Encoris
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. Read More
Remote PCNL Kidney Training Provides Medical Students and Surgeons a Realistic Training Experience
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,… Read More
Encoris & GVSU Improve Spinal Surgery Training with Spine Model
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… Read More
New Kidney Model & PCNL Trainer is Changing the Industry
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 market were clear and free from obstructions,… Read More
Poised for ‘a big win’: Holland firm develops cheaper, time-saving spine surgical training model
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… Read More
2017 ESP Award Nominee: Encoris S2T Surgical SmartTrainer
The 2017 Excellence in Surgical Products Awards will be presented in the November/December issue of Surgical Products. Leading up to the publication of that issue, nominees will be featured on the Surgical Products website. Read More Read More
Revolutionary Surgical Training System Secures Patent
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GRANTS PATENT 14/506,304 TO ENCORIS’ S2T SURGICAL SMART TRAINER HOLLAND, Mich., Sept. 19, 2017 – Encoris, the leading designer and manufacturer of medical models and surgical training devices, today announced the United States… Read More
Jim TenBrink, Encoris, explains how medical models can benefit medical device firms and the wider medical sector
Value stream: Jim TenBrink says that Encoris helps medical device companies cut costs, and enhance the benefits of their medical devices MPN: Who are you and what do you do? JT: Encoris is a fast… Read More
Make no bones about it: Encoris is on the grow
Encoris Encoris is a five-year-old, Holland, Michigan-based company that specializes in the design and manufacturing of clear, custom skeletal models that are used by medical device companies like Stryker Orthopaedics, Johnson and Johnson, and Medtronic to… Read More
Clear skeletons are $1M business at new Holland facility
You’ll see skulls, bones and skeletons everywhere. The look-alike body parts aren’t Halloween decorations but much in-demand products for medical device companies such as Kalamazoo-based Stryker. Encoris — which means “in the body” in Latin… Read More