surgical preparation
Duke Embracing 3D Printing for Surgical Care
There is practically no area of medical practice that has not been impacted by advances in 3D printing technologies. Whether in the form of custom made prosthetics, the development of…
Stratasys 3D Printing Advances Maxillofacial Surgery at Queen Elizabeth Hospital
As humans, our faces are very important to us. I’m not talking about in a physical sense, although that is certainly true as well, but in terms of how they…
3D Printed Heart Model Helps Hong Kong Surgeons Pull Off a World-First Operation
Of all the vital areas where 3D printing technology has had an effect, the medical industry has probably shown the most positive and immediate return. Doctors from around the world are…
Stratasys Helps Jacobs Institute Physicians Train and Prepare Treatment with 3D Printed Vascular Models
It’s been about 27 years since the industry-leading 3D printing manufacturer Stratasys began their disruptive march on the global manufacturing front, and have become a household name in the areas of…
World’s Most Complex Face Transplant Operation Made Possible with 3D Modeling & 3D Printing
Fourteen years ago, 27-year-old volunteer firefighter Patrick Hardison responded with his colleagues to a call for the Senatobia Fire Department in northwest Mississippi. Inside a burning mobile home on September 5,…
First Realistic Brain Model 3D Printed to Aid with Surgical Procedure
A surgical procedure called Deep Brain Stimulation involves inserting electrodes into a patient’s brain to relieve symptoms related to conditions like Parkinson’s, tremors, extreme OCD or some varieties of chronic…
Chinese Surgeons Use 3D Printing to Aid in Intricate Spinal Surgery
It is becoming increasingly common to see 3D printed models serve as part of the surgeon’s preparatory tool kit. This week, surgeons at Fujian Medical University’s affiliated hospital were aided…
