Medishield

What Medishield does

Medishield (operating commercially as ForceSense BV with the Lapron sub-brand) is a Delft, Netherlands-based private company founded in 2010 that develops the Lapron Box Trainer, a laparoscopic surgical training device integrating proprietary ForceSense sensor technology. The hardware automatically measures time, instrument motion, and force applied to tissue during exercises, and is described by the company as the only commercial system that includes force measurement to enforce atraumatic working technique. The product is paired with the ForceSense Cloud Platform, which provides trainee portfolios, endoscope video storage, instructor dashboards, learning curve visualization, course certificates, and access to published international benchmarks.

The business sells and rents the Lapron system to three primary customer segments: surgical trainees and residents (at-home rentals and course use), medical educators and surgical instructors (institutional curriculum integration), and medical societies/certification bodies (mandatory assessment tools). Commercial channels are quote-based and operate through direct enterprise inquiries, exclusive integration into Amsterdam Skills Centre (ASC) courses at VUmc (Basic and Advanced Laparoscopy), and the AGE (German Association for Endoscopic Gynecology) membership rental program for at-home certification testing in Germany. Revenue mechanics combine one-time hardware sales, recurring rentals (subscription-style, pay-as-you-go or multi-year), and course-integrated services; pricing is not publicly disclosed.

The company is small (1-10 employees), operates only in the Netherlands and Germany, and has no disclosed funding, M&A, or leadership changes in the input data. Its principal strategic assets are the AGE certification requirement, integration into Amsterdam UMC's curriculum, 17 peer-reviewed publications supporting the technology, and co-development with the Amsterdam Skills Centre. There is no evidence of AI/ML capability beyond data tracking and analytics, no disclosed patents or trademarks, and no public revenue figures.

Name

Medishield

Legal name

ForceSense BV

Website

https://medishielddelft.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Medishield (ForceSense BV) develops the Lapron Box Trainer, a sensor-equipped laparoscopic training system with cloud-based performance tracking, sold to surgical trainees, medical educators, and certification bodies in the Netherlands and Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Surgical Training Equipment

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Open & Minimally Invasive Surgical Instruments (Handheld, Laparoscopic, MIS) (HLAHADAA)

Keywords

• Laparoscopic training equipment
• Surgical skills simulators
• Medical training devices
• Sensor-based surgical training
• Minimally invasive surgery training

Headquarters

HQ city

Delft

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Box Trainer Hardware Sales: Direct purchase of Lapron box trainers for institutions and medical training centers.
2. Box Trainer Rentals: Rental programs for individual trainees (NL students, AGE members) and course/industry use, shipped to homes for at-home training.
3. Training Course Integration: Lapron exclusively available as part of ASC courses including Basic Laparoscopy Course and Advanced Laparoscopy Course at VUmc.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Medishield (via its Lapron and ForceSense brands) develops, sells, and rents the Lapron box trainer, a sensor-equipped laparoscopic surgical skills training device. The hardware combines the Lapron physical trainer with ForceSense force, motion, and time sensors, paired with a cloud platform for performance tracking, endoscope video review, and course certificate generation. The system is sold and rented to medical institutions, surgical training programs, and individual surgical trainees.

Product overview

The Lapron system is a unified product ecosystem comprising the Lapron Box Trainer as the core hardware product with integrated ForceSense technology for laparoscopic skill training. The ForceSense Cloud Platform provides the software layer for tracking progress, storing training videos, and generating certificates. Training is delivered through ASC courses (Basic and Advanced Laparoscopy) at Amsterdam UMC/VUmc. The system is designed to allow trainees to practice independently at home while receiving automated feedback on their performance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lapron: Laparoscopic box trainer with integrated ForceSense technology for automated performance tracking, force measurement, and motion analysis in surgical training.

Products and services

• Lapron Box Trainer A laparoscopic training device equipped with ForceSense sensor technology that automatically tracks student performance including time taken, forces applied to tissue, and instrument motion during exercises. It accepts any brand of 5mm laparoscopic instruments, integrates with a cloud portfolio platform, and is sold to medical institutions and rented to individual surgical trainees for at-home skills practice.
• ForceSense Cloud Platform Cloud-based learning management platform that gives trainees a personal learning curve and exercise portfolio and gives instructors progress overviews, stored training results linked to endoscope video, and course certificate generation for trainees who complete the curriculum.

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved trainee confidence in the OR after training with Lapron
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Amsterdam Skills Centre (ASC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed the Lapron box trainer with ForceSense. ASC integrates Lapron exclusively into their surgical training courses at VUmc, including Basic Laparoscopy Course and Advanced Laparoscopy Course.
• ForceSensecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerForceSense developed the sensor technology integrated into the Lapron box trainer. ForceSense has 17 scientific publications validating the technology and the system is part of Amsterdam UMC curriculum.
• AGE (German Association for Endoscopic Gynecology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGE requires ForceSense exam for certification, making the Lapron training system mandatory for members seeking certification in endoscopic gynecology in Germany.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Surgical Science: Public Swedish company and global leader in surgical simulation (LapSim, EndoSim) for minimally invasive surgery. Competes with Lapron in laparoscopic skills training across academic medical centers and hospitals worldwide.
• CAE Healthcare: Global medical simulation company offering patient, surgical, and ultrasound simulators across many specialties. Competes with Lapron at the institutional procurement level for simulation lab budgets.
• Laerdal Medical: Norwegian global leader in medical simulation, with broad offerings across resuscitation, patient care, and surgical skills. Competes broadly for medical education/training budgets alongside Lapron at academic centers.

Direct peers

• VirtaMed: Swiss developer of high-fidelity surgical simulators (including laparoscopic/GYN training) that combine virtual reality with realistic instruments and tissue models. Directly competes with Lapron in laparoscopic and gynecologic skills training.
• Simulab Corporation: US-based maker of task trainers and simulation models for surgical skills including laparoscopic procedures. Comparable in offering tissue-realistic, hands-on trainers to surgical trainees.
• Inovus Medical: UK-based developer of affordable, connected laparoscopic simulation trainers with performance analytics. Directly comparable to Lapron in target segment (surgical trainees) and connected-training value proposition.
• eoSurgical: UK-based maker of portable, low-cost laparoscopic box trainers (eoSim) and e-learning content for surgical skills training. Closely comparable product format and target customer (trainees, residency programs) as the Lapron.

Emerging players

• FundamentalVR: UK-based VR haptics platform for surgical training, offering immersive laparoscopic and orthopedic simulations. Competes for institutional training budgets with a software-only alternative to physical box trainers.
• Osso VR: US-based VR surgical training platform primarily focused on orthopedic and procedural training. Adjacent/competing approach to skills training with cloud-based analytics, positioning against hardware box trainers like Lapron.

Regional players

• Mentice: Sweden-based endovascular and interventional simulation company with performance analytics. Adjacent peer in sensor-based procedural skills training and cloud portfolio tools similar to ForceSense Cloud.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/medishieldbv

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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