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.

A 3D printed implant helps man regenerate jaw

When John Manwaring lost half of his jaw to cancer, he started having trouble breathing, speaking and eating. The man of 58 had his jaw reconstructed using a part of a bone in his...

Invibio unveils implantable PEEK filament for 3D printing

Invibio Biomaterial Solutions, a developer of PEEK biomaterial solutions and division of Victrex, has launched an implantable PEEK polymer, optimized for additive manufacturing. Named PEEK-OPTIMA AM Filament, the new material expands Invibio’s portfolio of biocompatible polymers,...

When resorbable patient-specific implants are fabricated using metal 3D printing

As part of the BioStruct project, the RWTH Aachen University Chair Digital Additive Production DAP is developing an Additive Manufacturing process for a novel zinc-magnesium alloy composition in combination with innovative lattice structures that...

BellaSeno and Evonik are developing 3D printed scaffolds for bone regeneration

As we are working on the March/April edition of 3D ADEPT Mag, we are keen to discover the latest developments and collaborations that are occurring in the field. One of the latest collaborations that...

35 years of AMUG: the how and the why of a volunteering commitment that pushes the AM industry forward

The 2023 edition of AMUG will be held at Hilton Chicago, from March 19 – 23, 2023. If you’re a Communication & Marketing Manager new to this industry and trying to set out your events...

MIT Researchers 3D print custom heart replicas that pump like real ones

MIT engineers are hoping to help doctors tailor treatments to patients’ specific heart form and function, with a custom robotic heart. The team has developed a procedure to 3D print a soft and flexible...

3D Systems introduces its Regenerative Tissue Program to provide a solution for surgical procedures requiring reconstruction

3D Systems introduced its Regenerative Tissue Program intended to provide a solution for surgical procedures requiring reconstruction. 3D Systems has established this program as a result of the significant progress achieved in developing next-generation bioprinting...

Curiteva receives FDA 510(k) clearance for 3D Printed PEEK implant

 Technology company Curiteva has been granted an FDA 510(k) clearance for a 3D printed PEEK implant, the Inspire Porous PEEK Cervical Interbody System with HAFUSE Technology. The Inspire platform is manufactured with a proprietary, patented Fused Filament Fabrication...

Spanish hospital to launch trials with 3D printed drugs designed for children

The Pharmacy Service of the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital will conduct a study to test the efficacy, tolerability and level of acceptance of a 3D printed drug, designed for children. Minors (between 6 and...

CHU de Brest leverages an all-in-one multi-material, multi-color 3D printer to improve surgical planning

France-based Regional University Hospital of Brest (CHU de Brest) has improved its pre-surgical planning procedures using an all-in-one, multi-material, multi-color J5 MediJet 3D printer. According to Samuel Guigo, radiology and 3D printing technician at the...

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