Healthcare - TCT Magazine (Page 46)

GE Healthcare imaging technology to advance use of 3D printing in veteran care

VA Puget Sound Health Care System and GE Healthcare are working to reduce the time it takes for radiologists to create 3D printed models and prosthetics from hours to minutes.

By TCT Team

/ 28 Nov 2018

3D printed medical model (Photo: VA Puget Sound Health Care System)

Materialise and Stratasys align 3D printing technologies to aid the production of patient-specific anatomical models

Stratasys and Materialise are pooling together their PolyJet technology and FDA-cleared Mimics inPrint software to better enable medical professionals to leverage 3D printing for anatomical models.

By TCT Team

/ 26 Nov 2018

Creating a heart model inside Materialise's Mimics inPrint software. - Materialise/ YouTube

CRIQ installs GE Additive Arcam EBM machine to assist with customised jaw implant production

A Canadian research organisation has recently installed an Arcam EBM Q10plus machine as it looks to explore the additive manufacture (AM) of patient-specific jaw implants.

By TCT Team

/ 23 Oct 2018

Render of a lower jaw implant. Render of a lower jaw implant. - Quentin Schneider, 3D modeling lab, CHU de Quebec.

GE Additive metal 3D printing technology transforms manufacture of hip cup removal instrument

Metal additive manufacturing has been leveraged by Endocon to address the removal of a hip cup, a notoriously complex procedure, and do so in just three minutes.

By TCT Team

/ 18 Sep 2018

endoCupcut A range of additively manufactured endoCupcut blades in varying sizes.

University of Birmingham targets custom medical device centre with addition of Renishaw metal 3D printing technology

Two Renishaw RenAM 500M metal additive manufacturing systems have been installed at the University of Birmingham.

By TCT Team

/ 18 Sep 2018

Renishaw RenAm 500M Two RenAM 500M machines have been installed at the University of Birmingham's School of Material and Metallurgy. - Renishaw.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln uses Optomec LENS hybrid technology to 3D print dissolvable medical implants

University of Nebraska Lincoln uses LENS Hybrid Controlled Atmosphere System to develop next generation dissolvable metal implants.

By TCT Team

/ 14 Sep 2018

University of Nebraska Lincoln uses LENS Hybrid Controlled Atmosphere System to develop next generation dissolvable metal implants.

Align leverages 3D Systems' 3D printing to produce 320,custom aligners per day

Collaboration between 3D Systems and Align supports customised production solution for more than 1.6 million Invisalign clear aligners each week

By TCT Team

/ 11 Sep 2018

Invisalign clear aligners. - Align Technology

University Hospital Basel achieves 33% reduction in operating times with 3D printed surgical guides

The University Hospital Basel has reduced operating times and the risk of complications for complex cranio-maxillofacial surgeries by 3D printing surgical guides.

By TCT Team

/ 7 Sep 2018

Stratasys Patient specific 3D printed surgical guide Patient-specific anatomical guide 3D printed on the Stratasys Objet30 Prime 3D Printer in MED610. - Stratasys

Carbon launches first medical grade 3D printing material for its DLS machines

Carbon has launched its first medical-grade material for use on its Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) 3D printing platforms.

By TCT Team

/ 5 Sep 2018

Carbon MPU 100 A surgical tool handle additively manufactured with the MPU 100 material. - Carbon

Interview: FDA-approved 3D printed implants just the start as Osseus prepares to go international

TCT speaks to Osseus Fusion Systems' AM engineer, Asher Breverman about the company's Aries lumbar interbody fusion devices, the benefits of 3D printing, and what the future holds.

By Sam Davies

/ 30 Aug 2018

Aries Osseus An Aries interbody fusion device additively manufactured by Osseus. - Osseus Fusion Systems

Q&A: TCT talks to Newcastle University about 3D printing human corneas

Che Connor, Professor of Tissue Engineering, Newcastle University answers our questions about why bioprinting corneas is required and how the process works.

By TCT Team

/ 6 Aug 2018

Dr Steve Swioklo, co-author with Prof Che Connon (right) - Newcastle University.

Stryker study shows in-growth potential for 3D printed Tritanium spinal implants

Stryker’s Spine division publishes pre-clinical animal study comparing performance of spinal implants made from a variety of materials including its 3D printed Tritanium cages.

By TCT Team

/ 3 Aug 2018