REMINDER: ORLive Presents: Breast Reconstruction With Tissue Expansion

ALBANY, NY, Jul 31 (MARKET WIRE) --
On July 31, 2008, at 6pm EDT, OR-Live will broadcast a breast
reconstruction with tissue expansion from Albany Medical Center in
Albany, New York. This procedure will be performed by Dimitri J.
Koumanis, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery,
Division of Plastic Surgery, Albany Medical College and Jerome D. Chao,
MD, FACS, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Chief of Division of Plastic
Surgery - Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Albany
Medical College. Dr. Koumanis and Dr. Chao will perform the tissue
expansion using Veritas(R) Collagen Matrix ("Veritas"), an innovative
biologic material which remodels into the tissue it is used to repair.
Veritas is a tested, FDA cleared and exciting alternative to currently
available synthetic and biologic meshes. Questions from healthcare
professionals and the general public can be sent to Dr. Koumanis and Dr.
Chao during the broadcast and the seven days following. Dr. Koumanis and
Dr. Chao will address questions during this period as time permits.

Veritas Collagen Matrix, from Synovis Life Technologies, is an innovative
non-cross-linked biologic material derived from bovine pericardium
indicated for use as an implant for the surgical repair of soft tissue
deficiencies, including abdominal and thoracic wall repair, muscle flap
reinforcement, and repair of hernias. Veritas is produced through a
patented process that results in an extremely biocompatible and highly
acellular remodelable material. Once implanted, Veritas provides a
scaffold for connective tissue protein synthesis and host tissue
in-growth. The result is the seamless integration of Veritas into the
surrounding host tissue.

Veritas has been used successfully in contaminated wounds and in the
presence of infection as well as in other challenging situations. The U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Synovis the following
additional indication: Veritas minimizes tissue attachment to the
material when in direct contact with viscera. Veritas is the first
biologic to have received this important indication from the FDA.

Veritas has been used successfully in a variety of surgical procedures
including: complex abdominal wall repair, laparoscopic hiatal hernia
repair, chest wall reconstruction, and breast reconstruction.

Dr. Jim Koumanis is a plastic surgeon and assistant professor of surgery
at Albany Medical Center. He has extensive training from Nassau University
Medical Center, Indiana University and McGill University in Montreal,
Canada. He received his medical degree from the University of Western
Ontario.

Dr. Koumanis specializes in microsurgery, burns and aesthetic surgery, and
complex reconstructive surgery due to trauma and cancer.

Dr. Jerome Chao is a plastic surgeon and assistant professor of surgery at
Albany Medical Center. He is a 1990 graduate of Harvard University, and
received his medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of
Columbia University. Dr. Chao trained at McGaw Medical Center of
Northwestern University in Chicago, and The New York Orthopaedic Hospital
of Columbia University Medical Center.

Dr. Chao specializes in aesthetic surgery, reconstructive surgeries
including breast reconstruction, hand surgery, skin cancer surgery,
peripheral nerve surgery, post-bariatric plastic surgery and wound
healing.

Albany Medical Center is northeastern New York's only academic health
sciences center. It consists of Albany Medical College, Albany Medical
Center Hospital and the Albany Medical Center Foundation, Inc. Additional
information about Albany Medical Center can be found at www.amc.edu.

About Synovis Life Technologies

Synovis Life Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNO), based in St. Paul, Minn.,
is a diversified medical device company engaged in developing,
manufacturing, and bringing to market medical devices for the surgical
treatment of disease. For additional information on Synovis Life
Technologies and its businesses, visit the company's Web site at
www.synovislife.com.

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