medical 3d printing
The Performance Project is Developing 3D Printed Foods to Help Patients Suffering with Dysphagia
For the most part the several 3D printers on the market that print with food products are essentially novelties being used to make desserts, candies, cake decorations or 3D printed…
MediSieve’s 3D Printed Blood Filter Could be the Cure for Malaria
There is probably no disease in the world more detrimental to a developing nation’s advancement than malaria. Throughout developing regions in Latin America, Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa the World Health…
Doctors use 3D Printing to Safeguard an Unborn Baby’s Life
3D printing technology is starting to become commonplace for several medical applications, including dental work, hip replacement, prosthetics and custom made surgical guides that reduce procedure time by hours. More…
Paul Gallant Takes GM Slot With 3D Bioprinting Innovators Organovo
Organovo Holdings, Inc. has made waves with their ability to deliver scientific and medical breakthroughs via 3D bioprinting technology. The company’s 3D bioprinting methods enable the automated creation of living…
Japan’s Medical Dynamic Marketing Partners with Materialise for 3D Printed Hip Replacement Surgical Guides
As Materialise’s reach in 3D printing spans the globe and the technology gains steady momentum in Japan, it’s no surprise the two should intersect in a five-year partnership between the…
3-year-old Chinese Girl Now Able to Speak and Eat Thanks to a 3D Printed Medical Model of Her Fused Jaw
It seems like every week there are one or two new medical miracles coming out of China which involve 3D printing. By ‘miracle’ I mean complicated medical procedures which likely…
A Look at Metal 3D Printing and the Medical Implants Industry
The medical applications of additive layer manufacturing (ALM) are continuously increasing. “Digital Healthcare” makes breakthrough achievements and “3D scan-to-parts” will sooner or later become a routine. Relying on medical scanning…
BEGO Launches Varseo Dental 3D Printing System
BEGO, a German family company steeped in dental tradition, launched a system for 3D printing at the International Dental Show (IDS) which was developed working in conjunction with dental laboratories…
Scientists Use Microstereolithography 3D Printing to Repair Damaged Nerve Connections
Scientists at Sheffield University are doing work in additive manufacturing and 3D printing that pushes the boundaries of the technology to the limit, and their most recent announcement is very…
Philippines Researchers Sign Agreement to 3D Print Wind Pipes For Transplant
As we’ve mentioned only yesterday, the medical applications for 3D printing continue to expand rapidly. In fact, in the next 5 years alone, the number of printers will double and the…
SmarTech Medical 3D Printing Report: Materials space to grow nearly 700% by 2020
There’s no doubt that one of the more exciting areas within the 3D printing space is that of the medical field. We have seen tremendous strides made in just the…
The Present State and Future Implications of Patient-Specific Anatomy Models with 3D Printing
First results from the application of 3D models in clinical practice confirm the expectations for additive manufactured models in the medical field. The Hospital Dahme-Spreewald, in Germany, was one of the…
“Grey’s Anatomy” Prominently Features Medical 3D Printing Technology
Gray’s Anatomy, the textbook of human anatomy originally written by Henry Gray and illustrated by Henry Vandyke Carter, was widely regarded as the seminal work on the subject and it’s…
Swansea University Scientists Engineer 3D Bioprinted Tissues for Pharmaceutical Research
It has been announced, that a novel application of 3D-Bioprinting living tissue models for pharmaceutical testing is being developed at Swansea University-UK. A team of scientists have begun trailing a…
Chinese Doctors Build 3D Printed Model to Repair a Shattered Shoulder
Chinese doctors and technicians have used 3D printing to treat an injury referred to as “floating shoulder,” a condition so dangerous to a patient that it often results in death….
3D Printed Skin: New Zealand Designer Streamlines Medical Training in Sutures
While it’s certainly always preferable to practice on the real thing, or a cadaver, medical students are, after all, students. In teaching situations, sometimes patients generously have to suck it…
Researchers Create Tiny 3D Printed Telemetric Sensors Designed For Cardiac Research
Advanced testing of medical treatments often involves experimentation on small laboratory animals like genetically modified mice. The work itself helps researchers develop medication and cures for humans illnesses, and that’s…
3D Printed Bone Implant Saves a Virginia Woman’s Injured Leg
When 47-year-old Ruth Smith-Leigh of South Boston, Virginia was told she would likely lose her leg after a devastating car accident damaged it seemingly beyond repair, she had no idea…
Damaged Spine Only Evident 20 Years After Injury, Thanks to 3D Printing and One Determined Man
Medical advancements are leading the way in prolonging life, reducing pain, and ultimately increasing the overall quality of living for the average person. It is technology such as 3D imaging…
Stratasys Announces Collaboration with Worrell to Optimize Medical Device Prototyping
Today, Stratasys announced a new collaboration with Worrell. This relationship between a leading 3D printing company and a design and product development firm will provide the right background to speed up work in the…
After More Than 20 Years, Man Finally Gets Diagnosis After 3D Printing His Own CT Scans
Medical technology is constantly changing for the better. Diseases, disorders, and medical conditions which were incurable years ago, are now beginning to finally meet their matches. We are continuously seeing new…
3D Systems Will Enter The Realm of Virtual Reality With Acquisition of Simbionix Surgical Simulation Company
There are so many intersections between 3D printing and medicine. We have seen this in the countless stories we have covered over the past six months, related to anything from…
Patient to Receive First 3D Printed Shoulder Prosthesis in the Netherlands
3D printing in the medical field is really beginning to hit its stride lately. Whether it is the use of 3D printing to create models for surgeons to study, using…
University of Verona Hospital Uses 3D Printed Bone Replicas to Aid in Orthopedic & Trauma Surgery
If you have ever fractured a bone, you know exactly how painful it can be, but luckily bones heal quite quickly. After wearing a cast for about 6 weeks, a fractured…
