SynDaver™ Labs sponsored the 1st annual meeting of the Robotic Assisted Microsurgical and Endoscopic Society (Ramses) beginning today. Surgeons from around the globe converged on Orlando to learn microsurgical techniques on SynDaver™ synthetic human tissues in several operating theatres at Winter Haven Hospital.
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EMS World Innovation Award
For most human patient simulators, latex remains the material of choice for the external “skin” of the manikins themselves. It’s a reasonably tough material, and relatively easy to clean, but when you touch one there is no doubt in your mind that you are not touching a human being, you are touching latex. That’s just a serious drawback – read more in EMS World Magazine »
New Extended Trachea Available
Our improved trachea now includes multiple inferior and superior lobar bronchii in addition to the two main stems. Tissues of construction include a muscular jacket, individual hyaline cartilige rings with trachealis muscles, and a mucosal layer. This organ is also available in a semi-transparent version. Like all of our newly improved organ systems this product will be provided free of charge to existing SSH customers.
Traumatic Brain Injury Module
A new head module for the SSH system now allows the simulation of traumatic brain injury (TBI). This unit includes a detailed brain with arachnoid membrane, adjustable subdural hematoma, swelling tongue, fractured skull, broken jaw, and dislocated trachea.
New Low Cost Cricothyroidotomy Trainer
SynDaver™ Labs recently released a high-fidelity, low-cost cric trainer with basic tissue and organ structures borrowed from the SynDaver™ Synthetic Human line of surgical simulation models. Complete system is $250 with replacement components (skin window and cric membrane) that cost only $1 per set!
Autonomous SynDaver Synthetic Human
SynDaver™ Labs is developing an entirely new class of human patient simulator which marries our existing tissue-tool surgery capabilities with an internal pumping heart, negative pressure respiration, muscular motion, embedded sensing and data acquisition, and real time physiology (synthetic autonomic nervous system). This new product line, the SynDaver™ Synthetic Human Patient, will combine the capabilities of our current soft tissue simulators with features only available in simulators costing 3-5 times as much. First product in this family will be the robotic Animae, available in Q2 2012!
Our 6th U.S. Patent
SynDaver™ Labs’ sixth U.S. patent (No 7,993,140) issued today. The patent covers the design of synthetic human body parts and the formulation of synthetic human tissues for medical device testing, surgical simulation, and clinical task training.
New Renal / Urinary System
SynDaver™ Labs has developed a complete urinary system for use with the SynDaver™ Synthetic Human (SSH) product line. The system includes kidneys with venous and arterial blood flow and communicating renal pelvis, ureters, bladder, and urethra. Synthetic blood transits the organ via the renal artery and vein after passing through filtration tissue.
The entire system is patent from the urethra to ureters to renal pelvis and may include both healthy and diseased tissues. Like all of our newly improved organ systems this product will be provided free of charge to existing SSH customers.
New Human Skin Analogs
SynDaver™ Labs has begun development of a synthetic human skin analog designed specifically for use with bandages, adhesives, and cosmetics. This new tissue will feature improvements to surface energy and topography as well as working sweat glands.
New Pediatric Organs
In conjunction with physicians at CAMLS, SynDaver™ Labs has developed new pediatric microvessels, micro-nerves, and ultra-realistic umbilicus and placenta for use in conjunction with our fetal and newborn SSH modules.