3d printed medical models
Unique Opportunities in 3D Printing for Patient-Specific Healthcare — A Few Questions For: Whiteclouds
Some may say that those crying out that 3D printing is the key to the next industrial revolution have their heads in the clouds — but is that always such…
Researchers from Italy & Greece 3D Print Knee Models for Successful Use in Personalized Surgical Plans
Now, researchers from the University of Ioannina in Greece and the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome, Italy, are really using the innovation of the 3D model to their benefit—and surely…
$60 Million Merger Completed with 3D Medical, Mach7 Technologies Formed
A new business merger has just been completed within the 3D printing industry, with a real power couple joining together via Mach7 and 3D Medical. Just announced as a done deal, the…
Nothing Short of Amazing: The 3D Printed Heart Library at Jump Trading Center Benefits Everyone
Regarding the power of 3D printing—which has led to an entire heart library—it seems safe to say that the surgeons behind it are certainly pleased as their knowledge base continues…
SLS 3D Ltd. & Replica 3DM Partner to Bring Personalized Healthcare to UK with 3D Printed Surgical Models
One of the greatest benefits of 3D printing is customization. While it sometimes may seem like we live in a one-size-fits-all world of stuff, we as humans are anything but….
Mumbai Surgeons Have Great Success with 3D Printed Models to Assist in Surgical Procedures
Dr. Inderbir Gill is not only getting experienced at seeing to the creation of 3D models, he’s also becoming highly proficient with more complex surgeries that certainly would have been more difficult, taken…
Changing Technologies is Now Offering to Convert CT Scans to 3D Printable Files For Clients
Two-dimensional CT scans are so outdated, aren’t they? Sure, they’re great for revealing injuries, tumors or other abnormalities inside the human body, but compared to the 3D printed models that…
UAE Hospital First in the Middle East to Use 3D Printed Models: Reassuring Patients About to Undergo Plastic Surgery
When you hear the terms “cosmetic surgery” or “plastic surgery,” your mind likely goes immediately to Michael Jackson, Joan Rivers, or countless other celebrities who have thrown billions of dollars…
Another Patient’s Life Saved by 3D Printing: Model of Brain Aneurysm Lets Surgeons Prepare for Delicate Procedure
Teresa Flint knew something was wrong when she began getting severe headaches accompanied by vision loss. The mother of three was referred to Kaleida Health’s Gates Vascular Institute, where she…
Materialise Releases Magics20 Software as New, True Backbone for 3D Printing Industry
Belgium-based Materialise is a powerhouse of 3D printing innovation. When hearing about a diagnosis or surgery aided miraculously by 3D printed medical models that help to save lives or new partnerships…
Chattanooga Facilities Study Methods for Improved Surgical Outcomes with 3D Printed Models
Patients in the southeast quadrant of the US may soon have researchers in their area to thank as they reap even more of the benefits being offered to the medical…
Practice Makes Perfect: Researchers Create 3D Printed Silicone Models for Pediatric Ear Reconstruction
Most of us take for granted the ability to hear, to be able to hear ourselves speak and to do so clearly, and even more aesthetic concerns like being able…
China’s YouSu Plastic Technology Makes 3D Printing Filament for 3D Medical Models
While not as flashy as some of the current 3D printing innovations being produced and inserted into the headlines these days, those being made in the medical industry are undeniably…
3D Printing Makes a Complex Brain Surgery Possible, Saving The Life of a 50-year-old Woman in China
It isn’t news that 3D printing is playing a major role in the advancement of medicine and medical treatments around the world. There have been countless stories where the technology…
Boy With Severely Deformed ‘Porcelain Legs’ Sees His Life Saved by 3D Printing
It is no longer a surprise when we hear stories of how 3D printing has taken a previously thought to be inoperable condition and turned it into a tremendous success…
Ultimaker & Philips Team Up to Produce 3D Printed MRIs, Highly Beneficial to Patient Education
3D printing has certainly been responsible for revving up the excitement in many sectors over the past couple of years with innovations that have had even the least scientifically or…
3D Printing Helps Expectant Parents Meet Their Baby Before it’s Born
We have all probably read at least one of those amazing stories about doctors pre-planning dangerous and complicated surgeries using 3D printed models generated from sonogram, CT scans or MRI…
Doctors use 3D Printing to Straighten Severely Bent Legs & Perform Double Knee Replacement Surgery
Whether it is through the use of 3D printed medical models, 3D printed titanium implants, or other cutting edge technology, doctors and surgeons in China certainly are no slouches when…
Osteo3d Launches Large New Repository of 3D Printed Medical Models, Invites Doctors into World of 3D
Osteo3d has just released a unique online repository of 3D medical models that should prove enormously helpful in not only introducing doctors and other professionals to the world of 3D printed resources, but…
Japanese Researchers Create 3D Printed Liver Models Which are One-Third The Price
What amazes me the most about 3D printing is just how rapidly the technology is being adopted and how advanced the printing process has become over the last two to…
Spectrum Health 3D Prints the First Heart Model Using Multiple Imaging Techniques
Surgeons have been using 3D printed models of their patients’ hearts for preoperative planning and strategizing for a while now. While not yet quite routine, the practice has still become…
AstroPrint Streamlines Medical Model Preparation for the NIH 3D Print Exchange
We’ve seen some truly phenomenal applications of 3D printing in the healthcare arena, where 3D printed medical models have shortened times in the operating room, enhanced efficiency and precision in…
Chinese Cardiovascular 3D Printing Center — Materialise & Fu Wai Hospital Collaborate On Project
It is a full-time job just to follow medical applications for 3D printing, as there are so many promising stories that focus on how 3D printing is becoming more influential…
Osteo3d Helps Doctors in India Correct Orbital Hypertelorism with 3D Printed Surgical Planning Model
Orbital hypertelorism is a condition where there is an abnormally large distance between the eyes, and it refers specifically to the position of the bony orbits – or ‘eye sockets’…
