Dr. Bernhard Dorweiler is Head of the Department of Vascular Surgery at University Hospital Mainz in Germany. In a number of cases at the University, Dr. Dorweiler and his team have been using 3D prin…
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A world first, NHS combined bone graft and 3D printed implant surgery
A patient at Morriston Hospital in Wales has been the first in the world to receive a jaw reconstruction surgery combining traditional bone grafts and 3D printed Titanium implants. Debbie Hawkins, fro…
3D printed models ensure success for robot-guided spinal surgery
Using a 3D printed model, French surgeons have performed the world’s first robot guided minimally invasive surgery on a scoliosis-affected child’s spine. Dr. François Deroussen, Prof. Richard Gouron, …
Robot used in Chinese 3D printed dental implant surgery
Two 3D printed dental implants have been autonomously placed in the mouth of a volunteer patient by the world’s first autonomous surgical robot. The hour-long procedure, supervised by surgeons from th…
CoEP makes CAD software accessible to doctors in landmark ear surgery
Professors at the College of Engineering, Pune (CoEP) in India have developed a software system making 3D printing in hospitals more accessible to doctors. The Osto3D program is a computer aided desig…
3D printing saves $2700 per surgery finds new research
Using 3D printing, a team from the University of California San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital has reduced surgery time by approximately 25 percent. The project focused on treatment of the most co…
Virtual surgery saves the lives of new born babies in the UAE
Every year in the United Arab Emirates approximately 500 babies are born with heart disease. In order to bring this rate down to less than 1%, Dr. Laszlo Kiraly and a paediatric team at Sheikh Khalifa…
Imperial 3D scanning study could transform surgery and passport identification
Imperial College London and the Royal Free Hospital are asking for 6,000 volunteers to have their faces 3D scanned as part of a new study. The purpose of the research is to create a diverse database o…
TU Eindhoven demonstrates 3D printed stents for paediatric heart surgery
Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (Tu/e) in the Netherlands have released a proof-of-concept article on 3D printed, self-expanding, biodegradable stents. The stents are designed to be …
Sutrue uses Concept Laser metal 3D printing in device for keyhole surgery
Using Concept Laser Mlab cusing technology specialist developers at Sutrue, a cardiac device design company, have 3D printed a tool to be used in heart operations. The automated suturing device helps …