What Simulab Corporation does

Simulab Corporation is a privately held medical simulation manufacturer founded in 1994 in Seattle, Washington, where it designs, produces, and globally distributes anatomically correct soft-tissue task trainers and procedural simulators for healthcare education. Its product portfolio spans more than 15 clinical departments — including emergency medicine, anesthesia, trauma, vascular access, OB/GYN, surgery, and pediatrics — anchored by flagship systems such as TraumaMan (the ATLS standard since 2001, used by 35,000+ clinicians in 38 countries), the CentraLineMan family for central venous catheterization, the AirwayMan/AirwayChild/AirwayBaby series, and the PacerMan temporary cardiac pacing simulator. The company's technical differentiation rests on patented and trademarked technologies: SimuSkin soft-tissue realism, SimuSensor real-time feedback in pacing, SmarTissue feedback in regional anesthesia, SimuVision for laparoscopic training, and ultrasound-compatible tissue materials that enable real-time image-guided procedural practice.

The business operates on a hybrid revenue model combining one-time hardware sales ($80-$8,880+ per product), a high-margin recurring stream of replaceable tissues and consumables, the SimuCare annual subscription program bundling tissue replacement and maintenance, and a multi-year ATLS rental program for trauma training events. Customers include hospital-based physicians and specialists, medical and nursing schools (with claimed penetration of 70% of U.S. medical schools for suturing products), EMS/paramedic programs, and U.S. military and government healthcare training programs served through GSA Schedule contracts. Distribution is direct via simulab.com e-commerce and a field sales team, supported by conference presence (ACEP, IMSH), content marketing, and social channels. The company has remained founder-led under CEO Christopher Toly, is independently owned with no disclosed institutional investment, and has continued to release new and upgraded products annually through 2025, including the SimuSkin platform and the CentraLineMan Pro System.

Name

Simulab Corporation

Legal name

Simulab Corporation

Website

https://simulab.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Simulab Corporation manufactures anatomically correct soft-tissue medical simulators and procedural task trainers used by hospitals, medical schools, EMS programs, and military/government training institutions across 38 countries, with its TraumaMan system serving as the ATLS standard since 2001.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Simulation Training Equipment

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113), Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Clinical Simulation (Surgery, Nursing, EMT, Patient Interaction) (EDAFAJAC)

Keywords

• Medical simulation trainers
• Procedural task trainers
• Surgical simulation products
• Healthcare education equipment
• Soft-tissue training models

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Medical Training Simulators and Task Trainers: Sale of physical simulation products including TraumaMan, CentraLineMan, AirwayMan, PacerMan, and specialized trainers for various medical procedures. Products range from individual trainers ($100-$8,880+) to comprehensive training packages with SimuCare subscription coverage.
2. Replacement Tissues and Consumables: Recurring revenue from replaceable tissues, simulated fluids, and consumable supplies for trainers. Includes face tissues, trachea, vessels, and specialized tissue packs.
3. SimuCare Program Subscription: Annual subscription coverage program for trainers that provides tissue replacement, maintenance support, and extended coverage for training systems.
4. TraumaMan Rental Program: Rental program for ATLS courses where institutions rent TraumaMan systems for specific training events, with ship-in ship-out logistics and per-student pricing including multi-year agreement discounts.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Simulab Corporation manufactures and sells anatomically correct, soft-tissue medical simulators and procedural task trainers for healthcare education worldwide. Its portfolio covers trauma, vascular access, airway management, regional anesthesia, ultrasound, laparoscopic, and suturing training, with replaceable tissues and consumables that generate recurring revenue. The company also operates an annual SimuCare coverage program and an ATLS TraumaMan rental program.

Product overview

Simulab Corporation is a medical simulation company offering a comprehensive portfolio of realistic, anatomically correct training simulators for healthcare education. The product lineup centers around several core flagship systems: the TraumaMan System (used in ATLS training since 2001) for advanced surgical procedures; the CentraLineMan System family for central venous catheterization training; and the AirwayMan/AirwayChild/AirwayBaby series for airway management training across age groups. Supporting products include vascular access trainers (FemoraLineMan, PICCLineMan, VascularAccessChild, Ultrasound IV Access Arm), cardiac pacing (PacerMan), ultrasound simulation (SonoMan, SonoSkin), laparoscopic training (LapTrainer with SimuVision), regional anesthesia and nerve block trainers with SmarTissue technology, lumbar puncture/epidural trainers, centesis trainers, and suturing skills systems (BOSS). The portfolio also includes add-on modules like the TraumaMan Ultrasound Module and various replaceable tissues. The company emphasizes realistic soft-tissue simulation, ultrasound compatibility, and affordable training solutions across anesthesia, emergency medicine, nursing, surgery, and other medical specialties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TraumaMan System An anatomically correct human body form used in ATLS training since 2001, allowing students to practice advanced surgical procedures including chest tube insertion, cricothyroidotomy, needle decompression, tracheostomy, pericardiocentesis, DPL/DPA, and IV cutdown. Features replaceable tissues for repeated realistic practice.
• TraumaChild System A high-fidelity soft-tissue pediatric trauma simulator for advanced surgical skill training in PALS courses, representing a five-year-old child that breathes, bleeds, and has easily replaceable tissues.
• AirwayMan System A soft-tissue airway management trainer offering realism and durability for training across basic to difficult airway skills, from intubation to needle and surgical cricothyroidotomy with realistic cricothyroid structures.
• AirwayBaby Trainer A soft-tissue trainer simulating a 0-6 month old infant for immersive training of oral and nasal intubation.
• AirwayChild System A hyper-realistic soft-tissue pediatric airway management trainer providing immersive training on nasal and oral intubation, and ultrasound-guided needle cricothyroidotomy with realistic pediatric anatomy.
• CentraLineMan System A hyper-realistic soft-tissue training system for teaching Internal Jugular or Subclavian vascular access methods, the most widely used Central Venous Catheterization training solution with ultrasound-compatible tissues.
• FemoraLineMan System An ultrasound-compatible task trainer for central venous or arterial access using the femoral site, using patented technology for real-time ultrasound guidance during cannulation.
• PICCLineMan Trainer Offers entry-level to expert Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) line training using realistic ultrasound imagery and compatible tissue variations.
• PacerMan System The first and only high-fidelity simulator for immersive transvenous pacing training, from needle insertion to electrical capture. Includes a simulated patient monitor for real-time feedback and ultrasound-compatible tissues.
• SonoMan Diagnostic Ultrasound Simulator An affordable diagnostic ultrasound training platform for physicians to become proficient in trauma, emergency or bedside ultrasound in evaluating critically ill patients, with an extensive pathology library.
• SonoSkin Ultrasound Diagnostic Wearable A wearable diagnostic ultrasound platform easily added to virtually any training scenario for FAST and eFAST exam learning, can be worn on standardized patients or simulators.
• LapTrainer with SimuVision System A highly portable innovative laparoscopic video trainer with the SimuVision system allowing instructors and students to perform life-like simulated laparoscopic surgery.
• Lumbar Puncture / Epidural Trainers Easy-to-use, ultrasound-guided trainers for spinal epidural insertion and lumbar puncture, featuring realistic vertebrae, iliac crest, and anatomical structures with normal, obese, and geriatric tissue options.
• Regional Anesthesia Trainers with SmarTissue Regional Anesthesia Series with SmarTissue technology provides high-tech, realistic simulated learning with feedback mechanism for procedural accuracy during interscalene, supraclavicular, and femoral nerve block skill development.
• Ultrasound Guided IV Access Arm Trainer An anatomically correct, easy-to-use task trainer for peripheral IV placement, featuring an extended right arm with palpable and ultrasound-compatible anatomy and easily replaceable tissue and vessels.
• Ultrasound Guided Pericardiocentesis Trainer Provides realistic task training under ultrasound for needle and catheter insertion into the pericardial space and drainage of pericardial fluid.
• Centesis Trainers Includes ultrasound-compatible Paracentesis, Thoracentesis, and Arthrocentesis models for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures with anatomically correct positioning.
• Venipuncture Training Pads Ultrasound-compatible training pads with varying sized veins filled with fluid, some including nerves for practicing ultrasound-guided needle approach.
• BOSS Suturing Skills Training BOSS (Basic Open Surgical Skills) is a flexible platform for developing basic to advanced surgical skills including instrument handling, suturing, injection, and knot tying techniques.
• Universal Surgical Abdomen System Enables full surgical teams to work on technical skills with communication and teamwork focus, featuring blood-filled abdomen and multi-layered tissues with scenario options including Nicked Aorta, Nicked Renal Artery, and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.
• VascularAccessChild Training System A realistic ultrasound-guided solution for pediatric central venous access on a simulated five-year-old child with internal jugular, subclavian, and femoral access sites.
• SimuCric Surgical Airway Training Simulator A surgical airway training simulator for cricothyroidotomy procedures.
• Ultrasound ArteriaLine & ABG Trainer Allows educators to train ultrasound-guided radial artery catheterization and ABG sampling with variable pulse strength and rate, palpable landmarks, and arterial pressure.
• Intraosseous (IO) Needle Insertion Trainers Intraosseous (IO) Needle Insertion Trainers for adult and pediatric anatomy for practicing IO needle insertion techniques.
• SimuCare Program Subscription Annual subscription coverage program bundled with most training systems that provides tissue replacement, maintenance support, and extended coverage for training systems.
• TraumaMan ATLS Rental Program Rental program for ATLS courses where institutions rent TraumaMan systems for specific training events, with ship-in/ship-out logistics, per-student pricing, and multi-year agreement discounts.

Quantifiable outcome

• CentraLineMan training proven to reduce infection rate and hospital costs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Limbs & Things: UK-based manufacturer of soft-tissue task trainers and procedural simulators for medical education. Directly comparable product portfolio (central line, lumbar puncture, suturing, airway) targeting the same medical school and residency customers as Simulab.
• Nasco Healthcare: U.S.-based manufacturer of medical training simulators and task trainers, including Life/form and Simulaids product lines. Direct overlap with Simulab's procedure-trainer and trauma-simulation products.
• Kyoto Kagaku: Japanese manufacturer of medical simulators and phantom models for radiology, ultrasound, and procedural training. Direct competitor in ultrasound-compatible phantoms and anatomical task trainers similar to Simulab's SonoMan/SonoSkin products.

Broad incumbents

• Laerdal Medical: Global leader in healthcare simulation, including manikin-based and task-trainer solutions for CPR, airway, and resuscitation training. Larger, broader portfolio with deeper R&D and global distribution than Simulab.
• CAE Healthcare: Division of CAE Inc. offering patient simulators, ultrasound training, and learning management software for healthcare education. Competes with Simulab's task-trainer and ultrasound-simulation offerings while also serving adjacent aviation-style simulation markets.
• 3B Scientific: Global manufacturer and distributor of medical and educational simulation products, including anatomy models and clinical skills trainers. Overlaps with Simulab on training products but operates a much broader catalog across multiple disciplines.

Emerging players

• Surgical Science: Developer of virtual reality-based surgical simulation platforms (e.g., LAP Mentor, GI Mentor). Represents the software-first wave of simulation that competes for the same curriculum budgets as Simulab's physical laparoscopic and procedural trainers.
• VirtaMed: Swiss maker of high-fidelity VR-based surgical and ultrasound training simulators. Comparable to Simulab in targeting skills-based procedural training, but with a digital rather than physical-tissue delivery model.
• Inovus Medical: U.K.-based manufacturer of affordable laparoscopic and surgical task trainers with a hybrid digital-plus-physical model. Closely aligned with Simulab's price-conscious positioning in surgical-skills training.
• Mentice: Provider of endovascular procedure simulation (e.g., VIST) used in interventional radiology and cardiology training. Comparable to Simulab in serving high-acuity procedural-skills training, though focused on catheter-based interventions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/simulabcorp
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/SimulabSales
• Facebookfacebook.com/simulab
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/simulab

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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