pre-surgical planning
Pioneering 3D Printing in Medical Practice: The Omaha Experience
From MRI technologist to cardiac imaging coordinator, Gabe Linke is a pioneer in healthcare’s 3D printing revolution. Anchored at Omaha’s Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, this burgeoning initiative has grown…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 17, 2022: Autodesk Profiles, FDA Clearance & More
We’re starting with software in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as Autodesk has released 3D printing profiles for two of The Virtual Foundry’s filaments and Sigma Additive Solutions joined the…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: January 16, 2022
We’re back in business this week with plenty of webinars and events, both virtual and in-person, starting with the second edition of the all-female-speaker TIPE 3D Printing conference. There are…
Stratasys Direct Expands Healthcare 3D Printing Services
Stratasys Direct Manufacturing announced the opening of a dedicated healthcare print center at its recently inaugurated PolyJet Design and Print Center in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The new addition expands the…
Shapeways to Turn Around 3D Printed Surgical Models in Just 24 Hours
New York-based 3D printing service bureau Shapeways announced it would be the exclusive 3D printing manufacturer for healthcare technology provider Armor Bionics. As part of the deal, Shapeways will provide…
Interview with Jasamine Coles-Black: Benefits of 3D Printed Models in Vascular Surgery
Seven years ago, the World Health Organization estimated the total global volume of operations to be 312.9 million. That could probably mean that in our lifetime, a lot of us…
Interview with Juan Carlos Miralles: 3D Printing in Latin America has Taken Longer than Expected
It is quite common for emerging Latin American countries to follow global technology trends, but 3D printing hasn’t gained enough force to even begin to disrupt some of the main…
3D Printing Helps To Plan Limb Surgery on a Dog
3D Printing has proved to be useful for implants and prosthetics in animals. In fact, in 2018, 3D printing gave some animals a second chance. But now 3D printers can…
3D Printing Aids in Transplanting a Kidney from Father to Toddler Son
Each year, over 2.4 million patients in acute and specialist hospital and community services are treated through Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, which is one of the largest NHS…
Materialise Introduces New Virtual Surgical Pre-Planning System and 3D Printed Guides for Shoulder Surgery
Any surgery has its challenges, but Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty (RSA) and Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (TSA) present their own unique difficulties. The incisions are small, resulting in limited visibility; the…
Tennessee Veterinarians Use 3D Printed Models for Pre-Surgical Planning and Practice
As owners of two cats and two fairly rambunctious dogs, my husband and I have paid our fair share of visits to the veterinarian. Most of the time, it’s only…
PhD Candidate 3D Printing Kidney and Prostate Models for Clinical Trial with Stratasys
The LaGuardia Studio at New York University (NYU), a 3D printing studio, offers students, faculty, alumni, researchers, and visiting artists the chance to take advantage of cross-discipline curricula when creating…
3D Printing News Briefs: September 12, 2017
We’ve got a lot of 3D printing business news for you today in 3D Printing News Briefs – CollPlant has signed an agreement with a US investor, while the Hobs…
Materialise Receives FDA Clearance for 3D Printed Patient-Specific Surgical Guides for Pediatric Ulna and Radius Osteotomies
One of the many industries that Belgium-based Materialise provides 3D printing solutions for is the healthcare sector. After announcing a partnership with medical product development company Kapstone Medical and a five-year deal…
Bringing Virtual Reality and 3D Printing Together for Surgical Planning — A Few Questions For: EchoPixel
Medical applications for 3D technologies simply never cease to amaze me. The intricacies of the human body are best served by a three-dimensional understanding, which flat CT or MRI scans…
Medical Student Creates Patient-Specific 3D Printed Liver Model for Less Than $150
While researchers continue working hard to make readily available 3D printed organs a reality, we know that it likely won’t happen, at least not on a massively available and low-cost scale,…
Dr. Nicola Bizzotto Publishes Study Detailing Benefits of 3D Printing in Wrist Surgery
Promoter of the Italian Digital Biomanufacturing Network (IDBN), Dr. Nicola Bizzotto Orthopedic and Trauma Surgeon – Hand Surgeon of the Dolomiti Sportclinic in Ortisei-Bolzano, Sud Tirol,Italy, has been a first…
