Hearing aids, dental crowns, and limb prosthetics are some of the medical devices that can now be digitally designed and customized for individual patients, thanks to 3-D printing. However, these devices are typically designed...
Engineered tissues and organs have been grown with various degrees of success in labs for many years. Many of them have used a scaffolding approach where cells are seeded onto biodegradable supportive structures that...
In anticipation of the unprecedented launch of reimbursement codes for medical 3D printing in July, a panel of 3D printing experts discussed the implications of this critical landmark and how it may shape future...
Materialise, a global 3D printing software and solutions company, has received FDA clearance for its Mimics Enlight cardiovascular planning software suite. The first release will support clinicians planning complex transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR)...
For young children, wearing the correct glasses is critically important to ensuring healthy, lifelong vision. While commercially available glasses work for most children, they often do not fit the faces of children with craniofacial...
Since its establishment in 2014, the team at Zenith Tecnica, based on the North Shore of Auckland, has quickly developed a reputation for being some of the most disruptive, innovative thinkers in the metal...
Defects of the skull and facial bones can pose difficult challenges for plastic and reconstructive surgeons. A synthetic material called hyperelastic bone – readily produced by 3D-printing – could offer a powerful new tool...
Centrum Druku 3D, or CD3D, is the largest online website devoted to 3D printing technology in Poland. Launched in 2013 with an online portal, the company’s operations are based on two important pillars: providing...
We all understand that no two people are alike. However, when determining treatments, the medical profession tends to treat all patients based on an average body type. The truth is, personalized healthcare can help...
INTRODUCTION: Reticulated porous structures used to encourage bone ingrowth are a common feature of modern orthopedic implants (Figure 1). Since 2007 additive manufacturing (AM), or industrial 3D printing, has been used to manufacture implants...
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