3D Printed Drug Delivering Hearing Aids
The hearing aid industry was one of the first sectors to employ 3D printing in mass production of products. Every ear is different, and 3D printing allows perfect bespoke customization for ...
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Medical
Tuneable Stiffness from Crosslinked Polymers
Tunable stiffness is highly desirable in the world of medical implant manufacture. When 3D printing prosthetics (especially bone replacements) it’s important to get the variable stiffness ...
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AM Checklists Assist with Quality Medical Printing During COVID
It is no secret that COVID has put a strain on medical device production. Items ranging from PPE equipment to nasal swabs to medical ventilators have all been affected...and in many cases, ...
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Topology Optimization for Compliant Medical Devices
If you just place an orthopedic implant into a human being without considering the flexibility of the replacement bone, then you risk what is known as “stress shielding”. This is due to ...
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Philips Debutes Surgical Procedures Enabled by 3D Printing and Augmented Reality
In a presentation to the Innovation Committee of the IDIS Foundation (Institute for the Development and Integration of Health) in Spain, directors of Philips explained how their new surgical ...
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GE Produces Minimal Print Face Mask
The Covid pandemic has shown a spike in output from home 3D printing enthusiasts and industrial bodies alike. Many online designs suffer from a common feature however… they take several ...
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3D Printing for Spines
Medical 3D printing news of the last few months has been dominated largely by coronavirus-themed stories. Masks, ventilators, valves… even vaccine discovery aided with 3D printing. But ...
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3D Printing and COVID-19
As countries around the world grapple with the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), there have been several 3D printing-related occurrences worth reporting. Last month we told you about ...
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Polytechnic University 3D Prints Face Shields to Combat Coronavirus
The medical industry’s adoption of 3D printing is well documented and widespread. There are printed hips, trachea, bladders, cranial implants, and much more. With the ongoing spread of the ...
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GE Healthcare Partners With Formlabs To Improve Anatomical Model 3D Printing
If you’ve ever laid in an MRI or CT machine, you’ve probably stared at the GE logo on the equipment as there’s not much else to do while the images are taken. GE makes a lot of the imaging ...
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How Surgical Residents Can Benefit from 3D Printing
The traditional way for surgical residents to learn and improve at procedures is to use cadavers (human corpses) that were donated to science and perform practical surgery training on them. ...
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Life-Size 3D Printed Models Aid Doctors in Canada
With the help of the University Health Network’s Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, doctors in Canada are creating accurate, life-size 3D printed models for better pre-operative preparation. The ...
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Newcastle Hospitals Set Up In-House 3D Printing Lab For Anatomical Models
Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeons at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are setting up a new in-house 3D printing facility for the creation of anatomical models. The facility will cater ...
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Kumovis R1: 3D Printer with an Integrated Cleanroom
Munich-based Kumovis released its debut 3D printing system, gearing it towards medical applications and products. The company is touting the printer's ability to convert the build chamber ...
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3D Printed Meshes Mimic Ankle Tissue-Like Mechanics
Medical 3D printing has always taken cues from biology to develop new functional parts and prosthetics. With the advanced engineering capabilities the technology allows, researchers have ...
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Biocompatible Resins Launched by Zortrax
Zortrax has just launched a new line of biocompatible resins for medical and dental applications. These new materials are especially useful for bridges, crowns, surgical and prosthetic ...
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Ricoh Partners With Elixirgen Scientific to Develop 3D Bioprinted Products
Tokyo-headquartered digital technology company Ricoh has partnered with Baltimore-based stem cell research firm Elixirgen Scientific to develop new biomedical products and services that ...
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See-Shell: 3D Printed Transparent Skulls Aid in Brain Research
Researchers at University of Minnesota have created See-Shell, a transparent skull for studying neural activity in mice. The use of such monitoring tools to measure neural activity in real ...
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PEEK 3D Printing – Everything you need to know
PEEK is an extremely strong, durable, mechanically and chemically resistant material. PEEK is often compared with aluminum alloys, but PEEK is lighter than aluminum, making it the perfect ...
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Caeli: College Students Print Respiratory Aids For Patients
While we often discuss the impact of pollution on the environment and in general, there are certain groups that face worse challenges from it. Unclean air pollution causes roughly 7 million ...
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