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.

University Hospital Basel and Salzburg University Hospital performed cranial surgeries using 3D Systems point-of-care solution generated 3D printed cranial implants

European Hospitals perform cranial surgeries using 3D Systems 3D printed cranial implants

Under the leadership of Prof. Florian Thieringer, head of the Medical Additive Manufacturing Research Group (Swiss MAM) at the University Hospital Basel's Department of...

Enhancing 3D printed medical implants using Evonik’s carbon fiber reinforced PEEK filament

Speciality chemicals producer Evonik is introducing a new carbon fiber 3D printing filament which can create 3D printed medical implants. Through this new material,...

Can 3D printing enhance motion control systems used in digital pathology?

High-precision motion control systems are important for the medical diagnostics and healthcare field, and additive manufacturing could enhance the accuracy and efficiency of these...

Oxford scientists synthesize “brain injuries repairing” 3D printed tissues 

Oxford University researchers have made a breakthrough which opens the door to 3D printing technology usage in brain injury treatments. Scientists have developed a...

Humonix Biosciences unveils New 3D human tissue model

Humonix Biosciences, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical research company, has developed a new 3D human tissue model, called the retinal vascular dysfunction model. Humonix’s new model...

Thanks to flō, AM has found a new application within the ophthalmic industry

Jonathan Jaglom, a long time veteran of 3D Printing, has recently brought to our attention a few problems with coating processes: they are “typically...

BellaSeno reports encouraging one-year results for its resorbable 3D printed implants

Remember BellaSeno? The medtech company utilizing Evonik’s materials to 3D print scaffolds for bone regeneration. Well, it has reported promising one-year follow-up data of...

Boston Micro Fabrication debuts on dental market with “world’s thinnest” 3D printed dental veneer

New 3D printed veneers would be 3x thinner, durable and require less prep time for dentists Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF), a provider of manufacturing solutions...

How a 3D printed bandage helps deliver treatment for diabetic foot ulcers

Used for a variety of applications in the healthcare industry, 3D printed scaffolds are meeting the needs of treatments we do not always expect....

The medical 3D printing market keeps growing. How do the latest advancements in depowdering fit into this evolution?

A couple of years ago, I took part in a MedTech conference in Eindhoven (The Netherlands) where I accidentally stumbled upon a book that...