<s>
Simbionix	B-Application
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
surgical	B-Application
simulators	I-Application
that	O
are	O
used	O
in	O
medical	O
schools	O
to	O
simulate	O
surgical	O
procedures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simbionix	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1997	O
by	O
Edna	O
Chosack	O
and	O
David	O
Barkay	O
,	O
that	O
were	O
joined	O
by	O
Ran	O
Bronstein	O
in	O
1998	O
with	O
research	O
and	O
development	O
based	O
out	O
of	O
Israel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
Simbionix	B-Application
is	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
a	O
medical	O
and	O
surgical	O
training	O
simulation	O
product	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
creates	O
3D	O
virtual	O
reality	O
surgical	B-Application
simulators	I-Application
and	O
medical	O
education	O
resources	O
,	O
used	O
by	O
medical	O
students	O
to	O
learn	O
how	O
to	O
perform	O
medical	O
procedures	O
and	O
surgeries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
year	O
the	O
company	O
released	O
its	O
Simbionix	B-Application
RobotiX	O
Mentor	O
for	O
training	O
on	O
robotic	O
surgery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
Simbionix	B-Application
was	O
acquired	O
for	O
$120	O
million	O
by	O
3D	O
Systems	O
,	O
a	O
NYSE	O
traded	O
company	O
,	O
which	O
continues	O
to	O
sell	O
the	O
Simbionix	B-Application
simulators	O
.	O
</s>
