Background
SynDaver™ Lab's product portfolio includes highly sophisticated models that replicate human anatomy in unprecedented detail, including individually replaceable muscles, tendons, veins, arteries, and even pathologies such as aneurysms and arterial plaques. This technology is used in medical device validation studies, in surgical simulation and clinical task training, and in the development of new armor and weapons systems. Read answers to our Frequently Asked Questions.

History
Our company's simulation products are manufactured from a library of proprietary synthetic human tissues that mimic the properties of both healthy and diseased tissues. The initial work on this ground breaking technology was started by Dr. Christopher Sakezles at the University of Florida in 1991, and by 1993 his synthetic human trachea models were being used at the university to replace live animals in the testing of new endotracheal tubes. Some of these models incorporated live human respiratory epithelium to simulate adhesion effects, and to this day they are among the most advanced organ models ever made. Dr. Sakezles later began developing synthetic joint, organ, and vascular tissues.

Animal Replacement Technologies™ was founded in 2005 to market this system of novel synthetic human tissues to the medical device industry, and the company invented the Animal Replacement Model™ to help reduce the need for live animal testing in that industry. In 2009, Animal Replacement Technologies™ became SynDaver™ Labs.

Medical Device Testing
The FDA requires simulated use testing for medical products that are intended for use on humans, a mandate that has historically been interpreted by design engineers as a requirement to perform animal studies. However, our firm is dedicated to providing economically viable alternatives to such testing where feasible, and we are actively developing new technologies to satisfy this need. The focus of this effort is not to prevent animal use, but rather to provide the medical device industry with new tools to improve test data integrity, enhance device safety, shorten the development cycle, reduce time to market, minimize risk, and increase profits.

Media
Medical Product Manufacturing News, Medical Device Technology Magazine, Sarasota Business Magazine, Gulf Coast Business Review, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Tampa Bay Business Journal, The Maddux Report, U.S. Department of Commerce Excellence in Innovation Award, Inc Magazine Entrepenuer of the Year Interview, Technology White Paper, Simple Medical Device Study, US Patent No 7272766, US Patent No 7427199, US Patent No 7507092.