InnerOptic is a spin-off of UNC with the mission
to commercialize groundbreaking research in medical visualization.

Who We Are

Incorporated in 2003, InnerOptic Technology was launched to commercialize breakthrough medical visualization technology developed at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. InnerOptic has an exclusive license to UNC's patents in minimally invasive surgery, medical visualization and image-guided surgery. With grants from the NSF and the NIH, InnerOptic has extended this technology with its own patent-pending innovations. Located near Research Triangle Park, NC, InnerOptic has close relationships with industry pioneers from research teams at Duke and UNC, and access to their state-of-the-art medical facilities.

InnerOptic develops real-time visualization systems for use in minimally-invasive surgical procedures, leveraging our expertise in:

• Laparoscopy and laparoscopic ultrasound;
  
• Image-guided surgery;
  
• Medical visualization;
  
• Real-time tracking and spatial coordination;
  
• Optically based medical devices; and
  
• Human perception, factors and computer interaction

InnerOptic has adapted this breakthrough research into a flexible technology foundation to support a wide variety of products to improve minimally-invasive surgery. Two of the initial products resulting from this research are the InVision System (IVS) and the 3D Laparoscope.