Completely Synthetic Human Bodies for medics.

[walker 0]

Hi all

Interesting video of Completely Synthetic Human Bodies used for training surgeons and as a development rig for creating new sugical tools. Would also be of use in training field medics and soldiers; maybe as an add-on to VBS in the same way that there are gunnery training platforms.

http://www.engineeringtv.com/video/Completely-Synthetic-Human-Bodi%3bMDM-2011-Videos

From this company:

http://www.syndaver.com/

Kind Regards walker

[-martin- 10]

Hi all

Interesting video of Completely Synthetic Human Bodies used for training surgeons and as a development rig for creating new sugical tools. Would also be of use in training field medics and soldiers; maybe as an add-on to VBS in the same way that there are gunnery training platforms.

http://www.engineeringtv.com/video/Completely-Synthetic-Human-Bodi%3bMDM-2011-Videos

From this company:

http://www.syndaver.com/

Kind Regards walker

Damn that’s cool, and kind of creepy because it doesn’t have any skin and all the pipes going in to it, like something from a UFO ship :biggrin:

But I don't understand, how do they manufacture it? It's synthetic so is it from some kind of material that has almost the same properties as human tissue or they use human tissue to somehow grow this material which has living cells like the original tissue?

Anyway way, this will be very valuable for training.

I looked on the SynDaver website and the full human body with muscles costs $13000, which isn't that much for large institutions, I thought it will be much more expensive like $100 000.

But other stuff on the website like single veins and organs aren't too expensive too so it would be possible to use them in schools too, (obviously to more mature students not 9 year old kids).

How fascinating, maybe in a couple of years we will be able to order real organs like this on the internet when we get sick.:eek:

[stgn 39]

How fascinating, maybe in a couple of years we will be able to order real organs like this on the internet when we get sick.:eek:

Yeah DIY heart transplant FTW!!

STGN

[PELHAM 10]

That put me right off my bacon sandwich :D. This is simply a training device using realistic tissue substitutes so they don't have to rely on donated human cadavers which are very unpleasant to work on.

I wonder if the various 'love doll' manufacturers will be contacting this company lol.

[Syndaver 10]

One of our engineers is a big fan of bacon - we may start making that too.

SynBacon by SynDaver Labs

[Mr. Charles 22]

One of our engineers is a big fan of bacon - we may start making that too.

SynBacon by SynDaver Labs

First the creators of the original Carrier Command, now the organ selling companies, just everyone visits the BIF :p

[-martin- 10]

I wonder if the various 'love doll' manufacturers will be contacting this company lol.

You know that sparked an interesting question for me, if you do buy this musclely body or a "love doll" (if they do make one), how do you dispose of it when you don't want it anymore or it breaks or dies or what ever...?

In Eastern Europe I would just throw it to the trash can or burry it somewhere in a forest, but here in London? :butbut:

So I checked the FAQ on the SynDaver website and it says:

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 provide a 20% credit (based on purchase price) for all components returned for that purpose.

I thought you have to call them to pick it up but when I saw you can put it in the trash with other stuff (I thought you could but I didn’t expect it) it seemed a bit awkward to me.

Imagine putting it in to a black rubbish bag, and carrying on the street where the other bags are, you see you neighbour "hey, what's in the bag" - "oh nothing... just a synthetic body of a woman".

What if you’re taking it to your friends house and you get stopped on the highway in the evening, explaining that to the cops would a bit tricky too :biggrin:

Edited October 26, 2011 by -Martin-

[PELHAM 10]

You know that sparked an interesting question for me, if you do buy this musclely body or a "love doll" (if they do make one), how do you dispose of it when you don't want it anymore or it breaks or dies or what ever...?

In Eastern Europe I would just throw it to the trash can or burry it somewhere in a forest, but here in London? :butbut:

Most disturbing reply I have ever received lol! :D

I'm sure it would give the waste personnel a hell of a fright. They always lift the lid to check the contents before they put the bin on the truck. They keep finding drunk people asleep in them.

I was once auditing a waste incinerator and they were throwing bags of medical waste out of the back of a truck into containers. This of course is totally against procedures. A bag caught on something and ripped open and a pair of legs went tumbling across the yard. They got a bad score from me that day!:deal:

[-martin- 10]

Most disturbing reply I have ever received lol! :D

I'm sure it would give the waste personnel a hell of a fright. They always lift the lid to check the contents before they put the bin on the truck. They keep finding drunk people asleep in them.

I was once auditing a waste incinerator and they were throwing bags of medical waste out of the back of a truck into containers. This of course is totally against procedures. A bag caught on something and ripped open and a pair of legs went tumbling across the yard. They got a bad score from me that day!:deal:

Damn, I always thought that they burn the "medical waste" directly in hospital, not put it in to rubbish bags :crazy:

[PELHAM 10]

Damn, I always thought that they burn the "medical waste" directly in hospital, not put it in to rubbish bags :crazy:

It used to be the case but for the last 30 years the law has required emissions to the environment from incinerators to be monitored. Some of the older hospitals had equipment that was not up to the task. They can't achieve high enough temperatures for certain waste types to get a clean burn, it produces dioxins and other harmful things. So they started contracting out the waste disposal.