Med-Tech Innovation September 5, 2022
Melissa Powell, COO of Genesis HealthCare, outlines the impact 3D printing and additive manufacturing has had on manufacturing medical devices in the last few decades.
The engineer demonstrates the heart printed on a 3d printer
While 3D printing, which dates back to the 1980s, has made its biggest impact in manufacturing, it has also proven vital to such sectors as housing and even space travel. And increasingly in recent years it has shown its potential in the medical field, as it is used in the development of prosthetics, replacement organs and medical equipment.
So what, exactly, is 3D printing?
This technology creates a three-dimensional object by reading a digital blueprint and reproducing successive...
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