3d printed surgical guides
World’s First Whole-Eye Transplant Enabled with Materialise 3D Printing Tech
In an extraordinary medical achievement, Materialise (Nasdaq: MTLS) has played a crucial role in the world’s first successful whole-eye transplant, including a partial face transplant from a single donor. A…
3D Printing News Briefs, June 24, 2023: Sustainability, Titanium Alloys, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Aniwaa has released the first edition of its AM hardware landscape infographic, and Prusa Research has presented its first sustainability report. C3D launched the…
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…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: February 20, 2022
This is the busiest week for webinars and other online events we’ve had in some time! Topics include how to streamline CAM programming, 3D printed cycling saddles and metal medical…
2022 Predictions: Medical 3D Printing Is Disrupting Healthcare
According to Savi Baveja, HP’s Chief Strategy & Incubation Officer, technologies such as 3D printing and microfluidics are beginning to “realize the better outcomes that have long been promised of…
3D Systems Introduces 3D Printed Polymer-Metal Guides for MF Surgeries
3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) has long been breaking ground in the personalized medicine space with its Virtual Surgical Planning (VSP), which can help reduce the amount of time that patients…
Joint Application Development Catapults Product Innovation for Orthopaedic Applications
3D Systems’ Gautam Gupta and Katie Weimer will be speaking at 3DPrint.com’s upcoming AMS online industry summit (Feb 9-10, 2021). Register here. Authors: Gautam Gupta, Ph.D., Vice President and General Manager, Medical…
3D Printed Tools Used in First Double Hand & Face Transplant
3D technologies by Belgian company Materialise (MTLS) have long been used for applications in the healthcare field, from splints and surgical guides to implants, and this summer it received important…
3D Systems Announces 510(k) Clearance for MF Surgical Guide 3D Printing Materials
A veritable pioneer in 3D printing for personalized medicine applications, 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) created its Virtual Surgical Planning (VSP) system for craniomaxillofacial (CMF) and orthopaedic cases years ago, and it’s…
Formlabs Introduces New Large Format 3D Printer for Medical and Dental
In 2019, Formlabs, a 3D printing unicorn, introduced two new professional systems equipped with the company’s take on stereolithography, dubbed low force stereolithography (LFS). These were the desktop Form 3…
Plastic Surgery: 3D Printed Patient-Specific Applications for Craniomaxillofacial Operations
Plastic surgery can help improve quality of life, especially when patients are dealing with craniofacial issues – soft tissues of the face, like the nose and lips, and bones of…
University of Hong Kong: Sterilization & Infection Rates in 3D Printed Models & Guides Used Intra-operatively
Hong Kong researchers explore the use of 3D printed medical models but advance in a more unique direction with concerns over infection. Detailing their findings in the recently published ‘A…
Ping the Paralyzed Puppy Walks Again, Thanks to 3D Printed Surgical Guides
Call me sentimental, but I am a sucker for a good story where 3D printing is used to help an animal get back on its feet, especially when the animal…
China: 3D Printing Patient-Specific Guides to Improve Total Knee Arthroplasty
Chinese researchers are using new technology to improve the total knee arthroplasty (TKA), outlining their findings in ‘Accuracy of a Novel 3D-Printed Patient-Specific Intramedullary Guide to Control Femoral Component Rotation…
Zhejiang University Sheds Light on APVC with 3D Printed Surgical Models
Researchers from China’s Zhejiang University are looking for new ways to improve preoperative planning for procedures for children, with their findings outlined in the recently published ‘Utility of three-dimensional printing…
Researchers Rely on 3D Printed Models & Surgical Guides for Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
Medical researchers and orthopedic surgeons in Taiwan at Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital continue to explore better ways to heal bones and manage defects, with their findings outlined in the recently…
Mayo Clinic Researchers 3D Printing Models & Surgical Guides for Chest Wall Reconstructive Surgery
In the recently published ‘3D printed modeling contributes to reconstruction of complex chest wall instability,’ researchers from the Mayo Clinic Rochester look into new methods for creating 3D printed models…
Turkey: Researchers Innovate Further in Creating Titanium Hip Implants
In ‘Design, manufacture, and fatigue analysis of lightweight hip implants,’ Turkish researchers Yunus E. Delikanli and Mehmet C. Kayacan explore and test better ways to fabricate hip implants for total…
Swiss Hospital Will Use axial3D’s Software Platform to Improve Patient Care with 3D Printed Medical Models
The award-winning, Belfast-based medical 3D printing and healthcare technology firm axial3D is focused on helping the global healthcare industry adopt 3D printing by using its patient-specific medical models to improve surgical outcomes,…
3D Printing Helps a Five-Year-Old Girl to Dance Again
Five-year-old Daria loves dancing, but that was imperiled when she was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare malignant bone tumor, in her right leg. The tumor was large, extending almost…
CITD Uses 3D Printing to Improve Success Rates of Scoliosis Surgery
Scoliosis is a disease with varying degrees of severity. Sometimes it doesn’t need to be treated at all, while sometimes a brace is required and sometimes it’s serious enough to…
Formlabs Technology Used to Make 3D Printed Anatomic Models of Young Patient’s Palate and Nasal Cavity
Last summer, Formlabs introduced the Form Cell, an automated production solution that leverages its Form 2 3D printer. The automated, factory-ready solution uses a row of Form 2 3D printers, the Form…
Natural Plant-Derived Resins Used to Make Antibacterial 3D Printing Filament
Hospital-acquired infections are a growing problem everywhere. The CDC calls them a “major, yet preventable threat to patient safety,” and the key to preventing them lies in keeping bacteria from…
Patients Experiencing Better Recovery with 3D Printed Spinal Implants
The spine is one of the most important bones in the human body. If something goes wrong with the spine, it affects the entire body – and there are many…
