What does SynDaver™ Labs do?
SynDaver™ Labs manufactures experimentally validated synthetic human tissues and body parts. We have developed an extensive catalog of synthetic human tissues based on the world's most comprehensive database of living human and non-human animal tissue properties.

What are these products made of?
Our synthetic human tissue library includes more than 100 discrete materials, including cortical and cancellous bone, marrow, skeletal and cardiac muscle, arterial, venous, and cerebral intima, media, and adventitia, subcutaneous fat, skin, fascia, tendon, cartilage, vitreous humor, vaginal mucosa, vas deferens shell and lumen, and a great many other materials. Comprised of water, fibers, and salts, these analogs are experimentally designed on the basis of tests performed on living human and animal tissue to mimic properties such as tensile modulus, shear strength, penetration resistance, fiber density, dynamic COF, impedance, heat capacity, and infrared absorption. This technology is unique, with issued and pending international patents on the materials, design methods, and manufacturing techniques.

What are such products used for?
Our research-grade products are used by every major medical device manufacturer in the world to replace live animals and human cadavers in medical device development studies. Our products are also used in hospitals, medical schools, and simulation centers for training in basic suturing skills, microvascular anastomosis, central line placement, chest tube placement, breast enhancement, liposuction, intubation, tracheotomy, and cricothyroidotomy, coronary angioplasty and stenting, and a wide variety of other surgical procedures.

Do you perform your own animal and cadaver studies?
Yes. All of our live tissue validation tests and human cadaver studies are performed in house. We also provide cadaver study services for our clients as part of medical device testing or custom model development projects.

Do you build rapid prototypes?
Yes, but we do not build hard plastic models. We have SLA fabrication and DICOM-STL translation capabilities in house and fabricate soft tissue models directly from MRI and CT images.

Do you create custom models?
Yes. We have a large library of standard models based on synthetic designs and CT / MRI images, but most of our business involves creating custom models. These are most commonly fabricated from our library of synthetic human tissues but we also work with organosilicates (silicone rubber), polyurethanes, and other commonly available engineering materials.

Who do you compete with?
A great many companies manufacture simplistic surgical simulators, medical mannequins, rubber and plastic anatomical models, phantoms, and hydrogel constructs. Some of these companies offer a great deal of puffery regarding the realism of their tissues, but in terms of live tissue fidelity and realism our simplest products are generations beyond the best of these. In cases where we have direct competition we GUARANTEE to offer a product that is both superior AND less expensive.

How are your products stored?
Our soft tissues contain a great deal of water and must therefore be protected from dessication. Depending on the size of the part this is accomplished by placing the part in a plastic bag, storage bin, or body bag when not in use. For long-term storage our products are stored in the presence of dilute saline. Refrigeration is not required.

How are your products disposed of?
Most of our products are designed for multiple use, but when a consumable component is destroyed it may be discarded with ordinary trash or returned to us for recycling. As responsible stewards of the environment we encourage recycling and back this up by providing a 20% credit (based on purchase price) for all components returned for that purpose.

Where is your technology going next?
In conjunction with our partners we are developing a synthetic autonomic nervous system (real-time human physiology computer) for the SSH platform - essentially a full body which can move, breathe, and bleed autonomously. We are also developing a complete system of ultra-low-cost partial task trainers based on simplified structures from our full body models.