Medability

What Medability does

Medability GmbH is a Munich-based medical technology company founded in 2012 that builds high-end surgical simulators for minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) training. Its two flagship products, SimBone and DuO, combine realistic simulated medical imaging (X-ray, CT, 3D) with either lifelike synthetic anatomy or proprietary DualForce dual-robotic haptic feedback to enable trainees to perform MISS procedures — including pedicle screw placement, kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty, RF ablation, and joint infiltrations — using real surgical instruments on patient CT-based bone models. The platform is built on a proprietary software stack (C++, Visual Studio, Qt, Unity) and includes a performance database for objective trainee certification.

Name

Medability

Legal name

Medability GmbH

Website

https://medability.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Medability GmbH develops high-end VR and hybrid surgical simulators (SimBone, DuO) for minimally invasive spine surgery training, serving MedTech manufacturers (Medtronic, Stryker, Providence Medical Technology) and surgical education societies (AOSpine, SFITS, EANS) with custom instrument-integrated training solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Surgical Simulation Equipment

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Clinical Simulation (Surgery, Nursing, EMT, Patient Interaction) (EDAFAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Surgical Robotics & Computer-Assisted Surgery Platforms (HLAHADAF), Surgical Navigation, Robotics & Patient-Matched Instrumentation (Ortho/Spine) (HLAHAEAL)

Keywords

• Surgical simulation training
• VR medical training
• Spine surgery simulators
• Haptic feedback training
• Minimally invasive surgery

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Simulator Hardware Sales (Purchase): One-time sale of high-end MISS surgical simulators (SimBone and DuO) to MedTech companies and Education/training centers. Hardware-centric, capital purchase model.
2. Simulator Rental: Rental option for education/training centers that need temporary access to simulators without full capital outlay. Provides recurring rental revenue stream.
3. Hire Purchase: Hire purchase (lease-to-own) financing option for education customers, allowing phased ownership transition of simulator hardware.
4. Custom Simulator Development Services (MedTech): Custom development and integration services for MedTech clients — integrating customer-specific implants, balloons, pedicle screws, probes, cement types, and CT-based pathologies into branded training/marketing simulator solutions. Professional services revenue tied to enterprise projects.
5. Government Research Grants: Public R&D funding via the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) under the KARVIMIO research project for AR-based instrument assistance systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Medability develops, manufactures and sells high-end surgical simulators for minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) training. Its two flagship offerings are SimBone, a hybrid simulator that pairs realistic simulated medical imaging (X-ray, CT, 3D) with lifelike synthetic anatomy models, and DuO, a VR simulator that combines simulated CT-based imaging with DualForce dual-robotic haptic feedback. The simulators are sold, rented, or hire-purchased by spine MedTech companies for sales training and by surgical education societies and training centers to replace cadaveric wet labs.

Product overview

Medability offers a portfolio of high-end surgical simulators and related modules dedicated to minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) training. The two flagship products are SimBone, a hybrid simulator that pairs realistic simulated medical imaging with lifelike synthetic anatomy models for training with real surgical instruments, and DuO, a VR simulator that combines simulated CT-based medical imaging with DualForce robotic haptics for fully virtual instrument training on any patient case. These are complemented by a companion Imaging App and the Smart Manuals (KARVIMIO) research module, an AI- and AR-driven intraoperative instrument-assistance system that displays context-appropriate operating manuals via data glasses. Together the products address two customer segments — MedTech companies (sales and surgeon training) and Education providers (societies, hospitals, training centers) — and share a common software platform for customizable, radiation-free MISS simulation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SimBone High-end hybrid surgical simulator for minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) training that combines highly realistic simulated medical imaging (X-ray, CT, 3D) with lifelike synthetic anatomy models. Enables trainees to perform procedures such as pedicle screw placement, kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty, RF ablation and facet/SI joint infiltration with real surgical instruments on patient-CT-based bones, across cervical, thoracic and sacrum-pelvis cases. Targeted at MedTech companies and surgical education societies and training centers.
• DuO High-end VR simulator for minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) training that combines realistic simulated medical imaging with DualForce dual-robotic haptic feedback. Allows any patient case to be realistically simulated based on real CT data without radiation exposure, with distinctly different feedback for skin, tissue, cortical and trabecular bone. Targeted at MedTech companies (e.g. for sales rep cannulae placement training) and education/training centers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trains 8 sales representatives on proper cannulae placement in 2 hours vs. 2 months of case observations and cadaver training (95%+ time compression)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered strategic (integration partner), core (r&d collaboration), flagship (enterprise customer + instrument integration), strategic (instrument integration customer) and strategic (education ecosystem).

• SI-Bonestrategic (integration partner)Strategic or Co-development PartnerSI-Bone logo displayed on DuO product page under 'Our partner's successes.' Implies partnership around sacropelvic / SI joint surgical training integration. Medability's SimBone product includes a Sacrum case supporting SI joint infiltration procedures.
• Silony Medicalstrategic (integration partner)Strategic or Co-development PartnerSilony Medical logo displayed on DuO product page under 'Our partner's successes.' Implies partnership around spine surgery instrument integration and training.
• KARVIMIO Research Consortiumcore (r&d collaboration)Strategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-partner research project ('Forschende des Projekts KARVIMIO') developing an AI/AR surgical instrument assistance system with camera-based recognition and data glasses display. Coordinated under BMBF funding; system to be evaluated in multiple studies across example clinical situations.
• Medtronicflagship (enterprise customer + instrument integration)OEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerMedability integrates Medtronic's instrument sets and CT-based patient pathologies into customized simulators used for Medtronic's physician and sales education programs. Reduces need for cadaveric training. Quoted: 'The Medability simulators help Medtronic improve the quality of our physician and sales education programs.'
• Stryker Interventional Spineflagship (enterprise customer + instrument integration)OEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerMedability integrates Stryker Interventional Spine instruments into simulators for sales training. Customer reports training 8 sales representatives in 2 hours on proper cannulae placement via Medability DuO, replacing 2 months of observation/cadaver work.
• Providence Medical Technologyflagship (enterprise customer + instrument integration)OEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerMedability integrates Providence Medical Technology instruments into SimBone simulator for surgeon and sales training programs. VP of Global Marketing calls SimBone a 'game-changer' reducing need for cadaveric courses.
• Merit Medicalstrategic (instrument integration customer)OEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLogo displayed on MedTech page as MedTech customer. Integration of Merit Medical instruments into Medability's customized MISS simulator solutions for sales and marketing training.
• Spineartstrategic (instrument integration customer)OEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLogo displayed on MedTech page as MedTech customer. Integration of Spineart spine surgery implants and instruments into Medability's MISS simulator solutions.
• Veximstrategic (instrument integration customer)OEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLogo displayed on MedTech page as MedTech customer. Integration of Vexim spine surgery implants and instruments into Medability's MISS simulator solutions.
• AOSpinestrategic (education ecosystem)Channel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAOSpine (international spine surgeon society) listed as a client on the Education page. Uses Medability MISS simulators to deliver spine surgery training to its society members.
• SFITSstrategic (education ecosystem)Channel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSFITS (Swiss Foundation for Innovation and Training in Surgery) listed as a client on the Education page. Uses Medability MISS simulators for surgical training.
• EANS (European Association of Neurosurgical Societies)strategic (education ecosystem)Channel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEANS listed as a client on the Education page. Uses Medability MISS simulators for neurosurgical training delivery.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Osso VR: US-based VR surgical training platform used by MedTech (Smith+Nephew, Zimmer Biomet, Stryker) and academic centers. Comparable virtual training product targeting orthopedic and spine procedures.
• Surgical Science: Swedish-listed vendor of VR surgical simulators (LAP Mentor, GI Mentor, U/S Mentor) used by MedTech and education customers. Direct competitor with comparable VR/AR surgical training platforms and haptics.
• VirtaMed: Swiss developer of high-fidelity surgical simulators with haptic feedback for arthroscopy, laparoscopy, and interventional procedures. Closely comparable business model and customer mix to Medability.
• FundamentalVR: UK-based VR surgical training platform with proprietary haptic engine (HapticVR). Targets MedTech and education customers with full-procedure simulation, directly comparable to Medability's DuO.

Broad incumbents

• CAE Healthcare: Division of CAE Inc. offering a broad portfolio of medical simulators (ultrasound, interventional, patient simulation) plus educational services. Overlaps with Medability in procedural training but operates at much larger scale across multiple verticals.
• 3D Systems (Simbionix): Acquired Simbionix to offer VR surgical simulators across multiple specialties. Broad incumbent with extensive MedTech and education footprint that competes for similar training budgets.

Emerging players

• Mentice: Swedish-listed vendor of endovascular interventional simulation. Serves the same MedTech training-and-education use case with high-fidelity simulation, but focused on vascular rather than spine procedures.
• Precision OS: Canadian VR orthopedic surgery training platform with focus on arthroplasty and trauma. Comparable niche specialization and MedTech customer motion, but covers adjacent orthopedic procedures rather than MISS spine.
• ImmersiveTouch: US-based developer of VR surgical simulation and planning platforms with haptic feedback for neurosurgery, spine, and ophthalmology. Comparable surgical training use cases and customer base to Medability.
• Augmedics: US-based AR surgical guidance company (xvision Spine System) with FDA clearance. Comparable trajectory to Medability's KARVIMIO roadmap: spine-focused AR assistance for the operating room.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/TheMedabilityCompany/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/Medability
• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/medability
• Xx.com/medability

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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