3DPrint.com October 19, 2023
Doctors at the University Hospital Basel have utilized 3D Systems‘ material extrusion 3D printing technology to create a patient-specific cranial implant. Traditionally, powder bed fusion and vat polymerization have been the go-to methods for crafting such implants, but material extrusion opens a new doorway, making 3D printing implants more accessible and user-friendly for hospital settings. This could potentially enable hospitals to 3D print medical devices on-site. Although it’s yet to be ascertained whether this practice will be reserved for urgent scenarios, novel medical devices, or unique surgical solutions, there’s a potential for it to become a more commonplace procedure.
Professor Florian Thieringer, head of the Medical Additive Manufacturing Research Group at the University Hospital Basel’s Department of Biomedical Engineering, collaborated...
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