1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (219+ words) A feasibility study from The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto has revealed that pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons scored 3D printed heart models built from three fused imaging sources higher than imaging cardiologists did. Surgeons gave the valve-integrated models a median rating of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (221+ words) A surgical team at Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital in Kuwait has reconstructed and replaced a patient’s artificial hip joint after planning the procedure on a 3D printed model of the patient’s pelvis, the first case at the hospital to use the technique....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (250+ words) TE Connectivity has moved an automated 3D printing process into production for catheter shafts, replacing a higher-cost, predominantly manual assembly method common across the catheter industry. The process was developed by the Advanced Technology Group within TE’s Medical business at the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (202+ words) A 38-year-old man with a high-grade bone sarcoma in his tibia underwent surgery at Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón in Madrid to receive what the hospital claims was the first personalized bone metamaterial prosthesis in the world. The prosthesis was…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (203+ words) The 18-month project will replicate not only the anatomy of human teeth, jawbone and soft tissue, but also how that tissue responds during surgery. The models are intended to help dentists plan and practice complex procedures, including wisdom tooth removal,…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (312+ words) Carbon has launched DB 4000, a high-impact denture base resin engineered for dental labs producing 3D printed digital dentures on the company’s M-Series printers. The material is FDA-cleared and compliant with ISO 20795-1, the international standard for high-impact denture base resins. Carbon named…...