Surgical Science Inc., Minneapolis, MN and B-Line Medical, LLC, Washington, DC, announce that the world-renowned LapSim Virtual Reality Laparoscopic Simulation System by Surgical Science has now been integrated with B-Line Medical's SimCapture best-in-class simulation capture, debrief, and assessment solution. The software is available for customers worldwide.

In combination with the LapSim 2010 release, the newest advancement of the LapSim platform shows superiority over traditional debriefing methods. The combination of the highly validated LapSim System and the B-Line Medical SimCapture Systems demonstrates the necessity for the combination solution to ensure a consistent, relevant, and valuable proctor-driven debriefing and assessment verification.

Tony Rubin, Director of Sales, Americas for Surgical Science Inc. says "LapSim customers globally have been requesting more robust solutions for debriefing and assessment verification tools. The integration with B-Line Medical's SimCapture provides many of our institutions with accessible ways to reach their recording and debriefing objectives in a quick, useful, and simple way."

"Our Med360 technology platform's simulator integration API allows for the expansion of interoperability among simulation training systems," says Tim Scanlon, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for B-Line Medical. "By allowing learner-driven systems like LapSim to drive SimCapture's recording process, it makes it easier for shared customers to benefit from the high-quality simulation experience and the integrated data, video, and evaluation features of SimCapture. We're delighted with the adoption of the Med360 API platform by Surgical Science and hope our shared customers will be as well."

The two companies will continue to promote the value and utilization of data and video capture to ensure medical professionals globally are able to increase proficiency standards by utilizing the LapSim and SimCapture systems.

For more information, please contact:

Tony Rubin
Director of Sales, Americas
Surgical Science, Inc.
Tel: 612-810-1474
Email:

Alyssa Weidenhamer
Marketing and Inside Sales Coordinator
B-Line Medical, LLC
Tel: 202.509.4339
Email:

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About B-Line Medical (www.blinemedical.com)

B-Line Medical is a digital solutions firm focused on the capture, debriefing, and assessment of simulation-based medical training. B-Line Medical specializes in the delivery of robust, yet easy-to-use web-based solutions that have helped more than 130 top hospitals, medical schools, and nursing programs in the U.S., Canada, and Europe operate and manage their clinical skills and simulation centers more effectively.

About Surgical Science (www.surgical-science.com)

Surgical Science, established in 1999, develops high-quality tools for the Assessment, Training and Certification of laparoscopic surgeons. Using Virtual Reality based systems, surgeons can build skills that actually transfer right into the operating room. The LapSim system, which is based on real operating environments, provides training for surgeons worldwide. Surgical Science is based in Gothenburg, Sweden with a subsidiary office in Minneapolis, MN.