<s>
VirtaMed	B-Application
is	O
a	O
Zurich	O
,	O
Switzerland-based	O
company	O
that	O
develops	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
simulators	I-Application
for	O
post-graduate	O
medical	O
education	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
types	O
of	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
medical	O
simulators	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
in	O
parallel	O
with	O
advances	O
in	O
computer	O
graphics	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
American	O
Society	O
for	O
Reproductive	O
Medicine	O
(	O
ASRM	O
)	O
entered	O
into	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
VirtaMed	B-Application
to	O
create	O
an	O
embryo	O
transfer	O
simulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upstream	O
in	O
the	O
USA	O
partnered	O
with	O
VirtaMed	B-Application
to	O
provide	O
IUD	O
placement	O
training	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
NxThera	O
revealed	O
that	O
their	O
Rezum	O
device	O
required	O
prior	O
training	O
with	O
a	O
VirtaMed-powered	O
simulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
VirtaMed	B-Application
entered	O
into	O
an	O
exclusive	O
partnership	O
with	O
the	O
Arthroscopy	O
Association	O
of	O
North	O
America	O
(	O
AANA	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
integrate	O
simulation	O
into	O
their	O
training	O
curriculum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
global	O
medical	O
device	O
manufacturer	O
Smith+Nephew	O
had	O
partnered	O
with	O
VirtaMed	B-Application
to	O
simulate	O
arthroscopy	O
procedures	O
.	O
</s>
