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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…