3d printed breast prosthetics
3D Printed Breast Reconstruction to Get $6.8M Boost
French regenerative medicine firm Healshape is preparing to raise $6.8 million through an ongoing seed-funding activity to scale and industrialize the production of 3D bioprinted breast implants for mammary reconstruction…
Mechanical Engineer Launches Campaign to Provide 3D Printed Breast Prostheses to 1,000 Women in Need
It’s October, which means that Halloween is upon us. But more importantly than candy and ghouls, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), an annual campaign to increase awareness of the…
3D Printing Spotlight On: Irene Healey, Founder, Principal Designer, New Attitude Prosthetic Designs
When it comes to medical applications for advanced technologies, the tech itself is remarkable — but is by no stretch the full story. It’s about the patient. By keeping human…
A Traditional Lace Design Results in a New 3D Printed Breast Reconstruction Method
The city of Calais in France is well known for its beautiful lace, which is appropriately called “Calais lace.” Produced since the early 1800s, the fabric, distinguished from other types…
Picsima Technology 3D Prints Directly with Silicone, May Completely Transform the Breast Implant Industry
We live in a world where women are under an incredible amount of pressure, much of it self-imposed, to look like the model on the cover of Sports Illustrated or…
Daisy Fit Forms Uses 3D Printing to Transform Prostheses for Breast Cancer Survivors — Asks Kickstarter for Help
Breast cancer is the most common cancer found in women—across the board—with over 220,000 women being diagnosed each year (according to the CDC ). With those numbers piling up year…
