Medical & Healthcare 3D Printing

Experts of this field establish a huge difference between medical and healthcare. Medical Care is a SERVICE practice whereas “Healthcare” refers to a whole industry or system of which medical care is only a subset. In this segment, both terms are often used interchangeably to discuss the impact of additive manufacturing technologies within these fields.

Vinmec relies on 3D printing for total femoral replacement

In October 2022, Tran Minh Duc (a boy from Ho Chi Minh City) was diagnosed with osteosarcoma - a malignant bone cancer with a...

Ricoh 3D for Healthcare, LLC, Ricoh’s new business to deliver patient-specific medical devices using AM

 With hospitals facing rising pressure to deliver patient-specific medical devices quickly and efficiently, Ricoh announces a new company, Ricoh 3D for Healthcare, LLC (Ricoh 3D...

Lithoz secures the ISO 13485 certification which ensures LCM meets the standards required by medical device manufacturers

Ceramic 3D printing company Lithoz has received the ISO 13485 certification. This certification confirms that the company’s quality management system meets the standards for...

Download the 2025 March/April edition of 3D ADEPT Mag

What if more accessibility leads to mass customization? Each year, one edition of 3D ADEPT Mag goes beyond the usual news on product launches and...

PROTEOR introduces a 3D printed non-vase mode definitive socket

PROTEOR, an expert in prosthetics and orthotics (O&P), introduces non-vase mode definitive sockets. For those who are not familiar with the expression, in 3D printing,...

NeoVision launches 3D printed prescription lenses using inkjet technology

For a while, Luxexcel, a Meta company, was pretty much the only name in the 3D printed prescription lenses market. But that’s starting to...

3D printed bioceramic implants achieve a 92% total success rate with Lithoz lithabone material

This study evaluates the healing success of LCM-manufactured ceramic implants in human bodies over a follow-up period of 5 years. Manufacturers are often criticized for...

3D Systems and University Hospital Basel produce an MDR-compliant 3D printed PEEK facial implant

AM solutions provider 3D Systems collaborated with the University Hospital Basel to design and produce Medical Device Regulation (MDR)-compliant 3D-printed PEEK facial implant. Prof. Florian...

Carbon introduces new automation solutions to advance dental 3D printing applications

OEM 3D printing Carbon recently shared some automation, material development, and workflow optimization advancements that could help dental labs achieve more viable dental 3D...

Lincotek receives patent for a 3D printed orthopedic screw

The Medical Division of Lincotek – which offers integrated supply chain solutions to orthopedic manufacturers in the medical devices industry – has secured a...