Approval of medical 3D printed products and their market access
“Just because you can print it doesn’t mean you can use it.”
While the healthcare and medical industries are the first sectors to propel the growth of Additive Manufacturing (AM), this sentence from 3D-Side resonated...
Amnovis already 3D printed 50,000 titanium implants using a heat-treatment-free process
Amnovis, the Belgian manufacturer of 3D printed titanium implants, has achieved an important milestone with the production of 50,000+ titanium implants. The company started providing this manufacturing service in 2021 - using a heat...
Restor3d launches personalized solution for ankle arthroplasty: Kinos Range
Restor3d, a 3D-printed orthopedic implant manufacturer, announced the market release of the Kinos Range, an articulating surface to the Kinos Total Ankle System family.
The company explains that this new offering of vitamin E crosslinked...
Desktop Health qualifies Flexcera family resins for LuxCreo 3D printers
Desktop Health, a subsidiary of Desktop Metal, announced that its Flexcera® family of FDA-cleared nanoceramic polymers, used in dental cosmetic, restorative, and removable applications, are now compatible with LuxCreo's 3D printers.
Known for their orthodontic...
The potential of metamaterials for (medical) Additive Manufacturing
Remember when we said that the true success of an application usually depends on an underappreciated component: material? Well, the more AM advances, the more we realize that the array of opportunities materials offer...
The Stratasys’ Origin® printer to be tested for CollPlant’s 3D-printed breast implants
CollPlant Biotechnologies and OEM 3D printer manufacturer Stratasys Ltd. have initiated a pre-clinical study with 200cc commercial-sized regenerative implants produced with the Stratasys Origin® printer.
Both companies have been working together since last year. They...
Callier Center relies on 3D printing to manufacture hearing aid earmolds
The Callier Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas kickstarted manufacturing 3D printed custom earmolds for pediatric hearing aids.
This lab is generously funded through several community donations. It has set...
Going beyond healthcare needs with 3D printing
Elements healthcare providers should consider when getting into 3D printing and talking to 3D printing professionals
As pointed out in our conversation with Prof. Florian Thieringer (PP 10-12 of this issue), the learning curve of...
NHS Trust from Warwickshire conducts its first surgery with a 3D-printed wrist implant
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust has performed a surgery using its first patient-specific, 3D printed wrist implant taking orthopedic surgery way ahead. This meant modeling a custom implant that was to correct a...
The digital manufacturing stages of 3D printed patient-specific devices
From patient data to an end-use prosthetic device at Quorum Prosthetics
At 12, Joe Johnson lost his leg in a motorcycle accident. He faced initial challenges with a basic prosthetic until he discovered how AM...
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Satori releases ST1600 3D Printer and Partnership Program
Satori makes its debuts in the 3D printing market with the launch of a new professional 3D printer, the ST1600.
The London-based manufacturer aims to...
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Zortrax develops a new composite 3D printing technology
Zortrax has launched its Endureal industrial 3D printer, a machine that processes high-performance composite parts out of two blends of PEEK filament in dual...
