EXHIBIT 32.1

      CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                                   PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned officers of Synovis Life
Technologies, Inc. certifies that the Quarterly Report of Synovis Life
Technologies, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2005
fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Form 10-Q fairly
presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of
operations of Synovis Life Technologies, Inc.



                                    By:  /s/ Karen Gilles Larson
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                                         Name: Karen Gilles Larson
                                         Title: President and Chief Executive
                                                Officer



                                    By:  /s/ Brett Reynolds
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                                         Name:  Brett Reynolds
                                         Title:  Vice-President of Finance,
                                                 Chief Financial Officer and
                                                 Corporate Secretary



                                    Dated:  June 8, 2005