America Makes reaches significant milestone March 18, 2020 America Makes, the public-private partnership that the Obama administration set up to foster research and innovation in additive manufacturing, achieved a significant milestone late last year: an online portal to track gaps in additive manufacturing (AM) standards.
Metal 3D Printing for Custom Surgical Tools May 26, 2020 DanaMedInc.’s Pathfinder ACL Guide is a biocompatible surgical device enabling surgeons to better reconstruct partially or fully torn anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) and reduce the risk of re-tearing.
Digital Manufacturing Accelerates Medical Device Innovation May 19, 2020 The field of health care is often considered to be one of the most dynamic. The speed at which innovation is occurring—from the way surgeries are performed, to the development of new therapies—is moving evermore rapidly.
State of 3D Printing in Healthcare May 21, 2020 Formlabs was founded by MIT researchers in 2011, when high-quality 3D printing was inaccessible for most. We’ve now shipped over 50,000 machines while cementing our mission to “expand access to digital fabrication, so anyone can make anything.”
Revolutionizing Breast Cancer Prevention With 3D Printing May 18, 2020 The North American medical startup Marvel Medtech purchased an XJet Carmel 1400C 3D printer in the summer of 2019 to build key components in tools for fighting breast cancer.
Designing 3D-Printed Ortho Implants with Architected Materials June 1, 2020 Additive manufacturing has become increasingly sophisticated in recent years, capable of producing orthopedic implants with complex lattice structures that further enables osseointegration.
A Shoe for Imre May 29, 2020 Imre Patterson has a smile that lights up any room he walks into. Imre was born with a femoral discrepancy, causing one leg to be shorter than the other.
3D Scanning + 3D Printing May 28, 2020 The medical industry is constantly seeking out new, cutting-edge technologies to disrupt standard practices for the better.
Communication Vital to Advancing 3D Printing in Medicine May 28, 2020 Lawyers, doctors, engineers, and regulators all must converse to advance 3D printing in medicine.
Resolution Medical Ensures its AM Parts with Zeiss O-INSPECT May 28, 2020 Resolution Medical, headquartered in Minneapolis, manufactures parts on contract for medical device OEMs.