implants
BellaSeno Moves into Trauma Care with 3D Printed Patient-specific Bone Scaffold
BellaSeno, already exploring significant opportunities with its custom resorbable breast implants entering clinical trials, is expanding its scope. The company has received market approval for its bone scaffold product and…
Materialise Expands Jaw Surgeries with End-to-End Medical 3D Printing Treatment
Imagine the discomfort of experiencing pain every time you eat, or the constant radiating pain in your head due to this condition—it would be incredibly distressing. One reason why joint…
Stratasys Steps into Bioprinting with CollPlant and Regenerative Breast Implants
Resorbable breast implants is a burgeoning area, with companies like BellaSeno, Lattice Medical, Healshape and anymedi are already working on the technology. Meant for mastectomies initially, these types of implants…
3DPOD Episode 138: Point-of-Care Medical Device 3D Printing with Dr. Steven Kurtz, Drexel University
In this episode of the 3DPOD, we speak to Dr. Steven Kurtz, director of the Implant Research Center at Drexel University’s School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems and…
Glidewell Launches 3D Printed Surgical Guides for Dental Procedures
Dental 3D printing is one of the unsung heroes of our industry, with tens of millions of crowns and bridges now made with additive manufacturing (AM). 3D printers are making…
Shape Memory Polymers May Regenerate Muscle via 3D Printed Implants
Andaltec, a national technological center in Spain that performs R&D in plastics, has developed a new shape memory polymer that could be used to regenerate muscle tissue. As part of…
Implementing Additive Advantages: Stacking 3D Printing Advantages
In this series, we’ve seen how only a few clusters of 3D printed application implementations have been very successful. We’ve seen how often people in many business development projects stop…
Huaxiang Uses Farsoon to 3D Print Personalized Porous Spinal Cages
Even though China 3D prints thousands of orthopedic implants, mainly in titanium, personalized orthopedics and interbody spinal fusion devices made with 3D printing are still relatively new there and elsewhere….
4 Ways Ceramic 3D Printing Technologies Are Paving the Way for the Future
Ceramic 3D printing has always been a popular application of additive manufacturing, yet still on the relative margins when compared to thermoplastics or metals. Naturally, metals and plastics are quite…
Delivering Medical Implants on Time with Simulation
Metal powder bed processes hold enormous benefits, making highly personalised medical devices that were not feasible through machining possible, but there are pitfalls when printing parts using selective laser melting…
Patient-Specific 3D Printed Spinal Solutions by Anatomics
Australian medical device company Anatomics has a very prolific 3D printing portfolio in the healthcare industry, from assisting with a 3D printed heel bone to 3D printing the first titanium sternum…
Renishaw Case Study: Benefits of Smart Implants with Sensor and 3D Printing Technologies
One of the many reasons I am grateful to be living in the current century is a much higher quality of healthcare. In times past, blacksmiths and barbers were also…
3D Printed Occluder Device Can Lower Risk of Stroke-Causing Blood Clots for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
According to a recent paper by Kevin R. King, with the UC San Diego Department of Medicine and Bioengineering, atrial fibrillation, or AF, is the most common arrhythmia in the human…
Electric Eel Inspires 3D Bioprinting Research That Could Lead to Soft, Biocompatible Power Sources
Electric eels are not evil, as much as Flotsam and Jetsam from The Little Mermaid would have you believe otherwise. The electric eel is the only species in its genus, and…
Vote for the Most Significant 3D Printed Thing in the World 2017
Soooo….a few weeks ago I released the definitive, totally unsurpassable Top 10 3D Printed Things. It turned out that sadly some mere mortals did in fact disagree with me. I’ve decided…
3D Printing News Briefs: June 20, 2017
In 3D Printing News Briefs today, we’re covering 3D printers and 3D printing pens, materials, software, business, and…the nuclear future of the Philippines? Mosaic Manufacturing launches the multi-material Palette+, while Ilios…
Chinese Researchers Use 4D Printing Technology to Construct Breast Implant for Cancer Patient
I’m not certain about other countries, but breast cancer is the most common type of cancer for women in the US. According to the American Cancer Society, roughly 252,710 new…
Researchers Mix Titanium and Tantalum Alloys to Improve Stress Absorption of 3D Printed Implants
Alloys made of either titanium or tantalum hold a massive amount of value within the medical industry, particularly when it comes to 3D printing patient-specific implants. Over the past couple…
Arcam Sells Five Metal 3D Printers to China After CFDA Okays 3D Printed Medical Implants
All over the world people are living and working longer than ever before, resulting in a lifestyle that tends to be more active. However often an extended active lifestyle puts…
3D Printed Hip Implant Allows Teen to Finally Walk
It’s awesome to discover all the new ways ailing patients are being treated with the use of advanced 3D printing technology. Take for example this 16 year old Swedish teen…
