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

Who We Are

With a bold vision of “Simpler, Safer Surgery™” through visualization technology, InnerOptic is improving minimally invasive surgery (MIS) with its patented image-guidance products. InnerOptic's innovative InVision™ System is a “GPS” for minimally invasive interventions, providing an intuitive 3D stereo interface that improves a surgeon or radiologist's ability to accurately perform complex MIS procedures using intra-operative ultrasound.

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 UNC and CMC, 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.