Belgian software and service provider Materialise has used its 3D printing and software technologies to support a novel simultaneous double hand and face transplant. In what’s believed to be a w…
Anatomics proves viability of 3D printed surgical guides
Australian med-tech company Anatomics has conducted a study on the benefits of 3D printed patient-specific medical models for pre-surgical planning. Using its 3D printed “SpineBox” kit to support spi…
3D Printing Industry News Sliced: Nano Dimension, Protolabs, Lockheed Martin, CRP, Prusa, Siemens
This week’s edition of Sliced, the 3D Printing Industry news digest, answers: How is 3D printing helping to break the land speed record? Can bioprinters be used in rugged military environments? What i…
The best medical, dental and healthcare applications of 3D printing 2018
With the 2018 3D Printing Industry Awards only a few weeks away, we take a look at what our readers consider the best medical, dental and healthcare applications of 3D printing. Make your vote for the…
First ever US sternum replacement with 3D printed composite implant
Australian med-tech company Anatomics and 3D printing service bureau Lab 22 at the CSIRO (the Australian federal government agency for scientific research) have successfully produced a composite stern…
Further advances in healthcare with implant of 3D printed titanium sternum
A British man has successfully been fitted with a 3D printed titanium sternum in Birmingham, UK. While across the world, doctors in Hong Kong have 3D printed an ankle bone for the victim of a motorcyc…
3D printing and scanning in schools gives life to biology
Schools in Victoria, Australia are now using 3D printing to understand biology like never before. This application of additive manufacturing allows young students to visualize the basics of anatomy by…