1 day ago
Case Studies, Medical, Software
The knee is one of the most vulnerable and short-life hinge joints in the human anatomy, with an average life expectancy of 50 years. Many seniors are suffering different types of knee problem, which affects normal lifestyle and reduce mobility in their old age. Equipped with a magnetorheological damper, BioNEEK …
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2 days ago
3D Printing Events, Biomaterials, Materials, Medical
Among other big news from one of the 3D printing market’s leaders participation at this year’s RAPID show in Texas, EnvisionTEC also unveiled two new medical-grade materials that make printing parts for safe implantation in humans. EnvisionTEC’s two new ready-to-print Medical Grade (MG) materials – a liquid silicone rubber and …
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2 weeks ago
Implants, Medical
Norman Noble, a leading contract manufacturer of next-generation medical implants, has now implemented metal additive manufacturing capabilities. AM is seen by the company as a manufacturing solution for new product designs that could otherwise not be produced using standard methods. Additive manufactured, 3D printed parts can now be made from …
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2 weeks ago
Additive Manufacturing, Medical, Metal
CoreLink, LLC, a fast growing, vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of spinal implant systems, have released its Foundation 3D Interbody Cage Systems for cervical and lumbar fusions. The titanium devices utilize additive manufacturing to create Mimetic Metal technology that mimics key characteristics of natural bone, featuring 100% open-pore architecture and …
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3 weeks ago
3D Printing Events, Medical
The Heart of the Matter is an arts-and-science project exploring the human heart, its narratives and its forms, leading to a public exhibition tour in 2018 in Newcastle, Bristol and London. UK-based Medical 3D model experts 3D LifePrints participated as a sponsor providing several of the 3D printed heart models on …
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March 23, 2018
3D Printing Processes, Medical, Software
Materialise NV is the first company in the world to receive FDA clearance for software intended for 3D printing anatomical models for diagnostic use. Leading hospitals are adopting integrated 3D printing services as part of their medical practices as they recognize the added value it brings to personalized patient care. Materialise …
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March 19, 2018
Mass Production, Medical, Prosthetics
Ever since affordable 3D printing became a thing, a plethora of startups began envisioning it as a tool for producing truly customized orthopedic supports. Some efforts actually reach their goal but only in tailor made single solutions, not as a mass customization device. Now a company called ActiveArmor may have …
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March 19, 2018
Medical, Open Source, Research
A team of researchers have developed an open-source, clinically validated template for a 3D printed stethoscope for use in areas of the world with limited access to medical supplies – places where a stethoscope could mean the difference between life and death. “As far as we know this is the …
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March 10, 2018
Benchtop and Low-cost SLS, Case Studies, Medical
FabRx is a spin-out company from the University College London (UCL) holding a unique leadership position in the development of 3D printing for fabricating medicines (a segment 3DPMN has covered in the past). The company employs different 3D printing technologies such as FDM, SLA and now SLS to manufacture what …
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March 7, 2018
Medical, Software
Materialise NV released a shoulder planner for surgeons with the possibility to plan shoulder arthroplasty cases and order patient-specific shoulder guides, in collaboration with DePuy Synthes. The TRUMATCH Personalized Solutions Shoulder System, revealed at the AAOS Annual Meeting in New Orleans, marks a further extension of Materialise’s longstanding collaboration with DePuy …
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