3D Medicine – 3DCoE

U of M launches 3D printed orthotics program

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Katylin Jane

Researchers at the University of Michigan (UM) are implementing a new orthotics and prosthetics outfitting system: 3D printed assistive devices that will be customized to individual patients’ needs and reach them faster than ever before. Engineers and clinicians at the UM College of Engineering and Orthotics and Prosthetics Center say their new cyber manufacturing system is a vast improvement over traditional production methods. Currently, assistive device users must wait days or even weeks for essential…

3D printing printing for cranial reconstruction

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Katylin Jane

Back in 2013, Oxford Performance Materials’ biomedical division got FDA clearance for the first 3D polymeric implant for cranial reconstruction. A year later it won clearance for its 3D printed facial device. What makes them unique is that they are patient-specific. In fact, OPM Biomedical is the first and only company to receive FDA 510(k) clearance for 3D printed patient-specific polymeric implants and has a total of four 510 (k) clearances. In doing so, the…

Virtual reality, 3D printing among innovations changing medical treatment

Posted on February 6, 2016February 6, 2016 by robertkakos

Michael Peirone, a fourth-year biomedical engineering student at the University of Victoria, displays a 3D printed hand that engineers have produced for amputees in developing countries, during the inaugural B.C. Tech Summit in Vancouver, B.C., on January 18, 2016. (Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press) VANCOUVER — Virtual reality could be the next instrument in a hospital’s arsenal of cost-fighting tools as nurse teams demo a surgery simulator that makes training feel like a video…

BioArchitects announces FDA approval of 3D printed titanium cranial plate implants

Posted on February 6, 2016 by robertkakos

Brazil and U.S. based company BioArchitects recently announced the approval of their customized 3D printed titanium cranial/craniofacial plate implants by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The patient specific cranial/craniofacial titanium implants, which are the first of their kind in the United States, are made using Swedish additive manufacturing company Arcam AB’s Electron Beam Melting (EBM) technology. The technology allows for the implants to be custom designed for each patient using a a strong,…

Cutting-edge 3D printing technology

Posted on February 6, 2016 by robertkakos

BioArchitects gets FDA approval for a pioneer 3D printed titanium cranial plate produced with Arcam’s additive manufacturing technology. New York – BioArchitects officials announced the 510(k) clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the company’s 3D printed patient specific titanium cranial/craniofacial plate implant. Designed for the repair of defects in the non-loadbearing bones of the head and face, each custom designed plate is permanently attached to the skull and/or face with self-tapping titanium…

How 3D printing is revolutionising medicine

Posted on February 6, 2016 by robertkakos

At the moment, 3D printing is used for dental implants, prosthesis, hip implants, simple vessel repair and skin grafts A 3D printed human hand. 3D printing is currently used in dental implants, prosthesis, hip implants, replacing a missing piece of skull bone, simple vessel and skin grafts. Dubai: The next big thing in medicine is 3D printing, which is helping revolutionise the health sector and boost people’s health prospects. For example, 3D printing will enable…

Injured football player may wear 3D-printed brace in Super Bowl

Posted on February 6, 2016 by robertkakos

National Football League player Thomas Davis had both a triumphant and a devastating game on January 24. His Carolina Panthers dominated the Arizona Cardinals and earned a trip to the Super Bowl, but at the expense of a broken right forearm for Davis. Davis may be carrying some extra equipment with him onto the field if he plays in Super Bowl 50 as he’s determined to. His arm has a metal plate and 12 screws…