As additive manufacturing opens the door to personalised medical devices, we revel in the customised care and enhanced osseointegration.
But for the manufacturers and surgeons involved, it heightens the stakes when it comes to precision. It is one thing to engineer an implant that can only work for this person, but now it has to be implanted carefully, precisely.
The answer to that challenge is an equally tailored set of surgical guides.
KLS Martin, a manufacturer of implants, has been using 3D printing for personalised titanium medical devices for a decade, and to supplement its supply of these products, has also been additively manufacturing polyamide drilling and marking guides that transfer the surgical plan into the operating room.
