Trauma surgeon Dr. Robert Buckman founded Operative Experience to bring hands-on surgical realism to healthcare training, and healthcare simulation pioneer Lou Oberndorf joined the company in 2016 to accelerate its development. Based in Maryland, the company designs and manufactures high-fidelity human simulators for military and civilian medical education, including its U.S. Army-accredited female PCCS Pro trauma simulator.
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Your Design MedicalFounded and run by a board-certified emergency physician with training in mechanical engineering and science education, Your Design Medical hand-builds medical simulation equipment in New York. The US-based company creates affordable, customized training tools—from suture pads and vascular trainers to ultrasound phantoms—for hands-on practice across medicine. Its owner makes the core products by hand rather than outsourcing mass production and has produced nearly 100,000 items over roughly 10 years.SEA CLIFF, NY
Remedy Simulation GroupFounded in 2016 in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, Remedy Simulation Group makes affordable, U.S.-made anatomical models for realistic medical and veterinary training. The company develops its physical practice models with clinical experts and combines hands-on production with in-house design and 3D printing for custom solutions. Its models are made at the Perkasie facility using U.S.-made materials, including the canine CHAMP trainer for veterinary education.339999PERKASIE, PA
Techline Technologies, IncFamily-owned and based in Horsham, Pennsylvania, Techline Technologies grew from an applied-polymers laboratory supporting the Department of Defense into a manufacturer focused on realistic trauma training. Reincorporated in 2001, the company developed its Wearable Wound Simulations through research with combat operators and has earned more than 10 patents for its designs. Techline also provides training support for military and civilian emergency responders.WILLOW GROVE, PA
3-D MedBorn from a request for an easier way to demonstrate laparoscopic instruments, 3-D Med makes medical simulation trainers and anatomical models for surgical and patient-care education. The Franklin, Ohio division of 3-D Technical Services developed its first portable, cost-effective laparoscopic trainer without a video tower and now also builds custom simulation products in-house. Its parent company brings more than 40 years of custom product development experience, supported by a 15,000-square-foot facility and 25-person staff.FRANKLIN, OH