Current possibilities of Additive Manufacturing in the cranio-maxillofacial field
A conversation with Prof. Florian Thieringer.
Among the wide range of specialists found in medicine, I have often called craniomaxillofacial surgeons gifted artists. Their...
VA improves radiation therapy for veterans with 3D printed boluses
VA is a Veteran Affairs department from the US government that pledged to protect the veteran survivors' families who have served as military personnel....
Nvision secures FDA clearance for 3D-printed porous PEEK interbody system
San Antonio-based medical device & implant manufacturing company Nvision Biomedical Technologies & Invibio Biomaterial Solutions™ from the UK received FDA clearance for their 3D-printed...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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®...
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...