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.

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...

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...

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...

Key differences between polymer and metal 3D printed implants | Additive Talks

For this Additive Talks session around the healthcare industry, we gathered Marc Knebel (Evonik) and Dr. Andy Miller (Restor3D) for a conversation on the...

Healthcare professionals to converge in Basel for a unique event that focuses on Additive Manufacturing

As you may guess, the healthcare industry is one of the top vertical industries that propel the most Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies. Given the...

Focus | Lithoz discusses the use of ceramic 3D printing for surgical tools and the importance of the right AM factory

During the past 7+ years, I have had the pleasure to see ceramic 3D printing being applied in an increasingly diverse range of fields:...

Triastek and BioNTech to advance 3D printed oral RNA therapeutics – Here is the framework of this agreement

Triastek Inc., an expert in 3D printing pharmaceuticals, has entered into a research collaboration and platform technology license agreement with BioNTech SE, an immunotherapy...

Materialise acquires FEops, an expert in AI-driven simulation technology

Historically, transcatheter procedures were reserved for the most complex cases and high-risk patients, but these procedures are becoming more common today. However, challenges remain...

Ackuretta unveils the NFinity nitrogen generator

With the goal of enabling dental professionals to achieve all their applications within an existing workflow, Ackuretta, an OEM that specializes in dental 3D...

First patient in orthopaedic study to help Stratasys and Ricoh USA assess 3D printed models for preoperative planning

With the goal of comparing 3D printed anatomical models’ efficacy against the current standard of care – thus improving surgical outcomes -, 3D printer...
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