Background
SynDaver™ Labs was founded in 2004 to commercialize a novel system of synthetic human tissues and body parts for the medical device industry. These sophisticated models replicate human anatomy in unprecedented detail, including individual muscles, tendons, veins, arteries, nerves and organs, all made from complex composites that mimic the properties of human tissue. Comprised of water, fibers, and salts, each of the tissues in our extensive library has been experimentally validated for mechanical, chemical, thermal, and dielectric properties against the relevant living tissue. In fact, SynDaver™ Labs now maintains the world's largest database of live tissue properties, and our products are used in such diverse fields as surgical training, medical device testing, consumer products evaluation, and weapons and armor development.

History
Work on this technology was initiated at the University of Florida in 1991. Initial studies involved the manufacture of synthetic trachea models to replace live animals in the testing of airway devices and the development of inter-penetrating polymer-fiber networks to mimic lumenal structures such as vessels. The materials and structures developed as a result of these studies are now used extensively in industry as simple vein and artery mimics.

Future
Our focus to date has been the development of synthetic human tissues for use in medical device verification and validation tests. However, we are now in the process of simultaneously increasing the number of tissues in our library, expanding the body of live tissue data upon which these materials are based, and reducing the overall cost of the technology. Our ultimate goal is the replacement of live animals and human cadavers in surgical training and medical device development tests with synthetic products which are less expensive than the relevant animal or human model.

We are also developing a complete family of male and female synthetic humans which breathe, bleed, and react to stimulus with autonomy. Some of these models are purely synthetic and some incorporate living cells. This technology will be open-sourced to industry.

Publications
Stanford University Study, EMS World Magazine, Surgical Products Magazine, Medical Product Manufacturing News, Medical Device Technology Magazine, Sarasota Business Magazine, Gulf Coast Business Review, Sarasota Herald Tribune, Tampa Bay Business Journal.

Videos
Vascular Tree from SynDaver™ Synthetic Female, Dissecting SynDaver™ Muscular Vessel Pad, SynDaver™ Pelvic Floor MRI Animation, Laser Scalpel Training on SynDaver™ Surgical Pad, SynDaver™ Saphenous Vein Harvesting Trainer, Engineering TV 2011, Inc Magazine Interview, Engineering TV 2010.

Patents
US Patent No 7272766, US Patent No 7427199, US Patent No 7507092, US Patent No 7677897, US Patent No 7699615, US Patent No 7993140.

Other Docs
U.S. Commerce Department Innovation Award, EMS World Innovation Award, White Paper, Simple Medical Device Study.