Xilloc, a company that specializes in patient-specific, 3D printed medical implants, has acquired fellow Dutch medical device company Orthopedie Technologie Nijmegen (OTN) for an undisclosed sum. As a…
Limbitless Solutions begins first-of-its-kind clinical trials for 3D printed arms
This week Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and Limbitless Solutions, a nonprofit organization based at the University of Central Florida (UCF), began “the first U.S. clinical trial …
Why are 3D printed prosthesis in demand? GCU outreach introduces regenerative bandages
3D printed prosthesis are increasingly common in medicine, with several non-profit and startup companies, such as E-Nable and Victoria Hand, started in support of the technology. Often much of the out…
Stratasys公司和达索系统tèmes to power Unlimited Tomorrow prosthetics
Continuing our coverage of 3D printing at SOLIDWORKS World 2018, 3D printer manufacturer Stratasys and French software developer Dassault Systèmes have announced that they will be jointly powering Unl…
TU Delft’s 3D printed metamaterial hip puts a spring in the step
Metamaterials are materials engineered with properties that allow them to behave outside, or “beyond”, their nature. They come in many different forms with varying capabilities, including …
3D printing news Sliced New Balance, Thingiverse, UC San Diego
In a week full of CES 2018 announcements and patents, a number of 3D printing applications in education, business, research and medicine have flown under the radar. For today’s 3D printing news …
3D Printing Industry Review of the year July 2017
July 2017 could be thought of as the “month of medicine” on 3D Printing Industry. Amidst the publication of Gartner’s 3D printing hype cycle, and discussions around net neutrality, i…
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…
Johnson Matthey 3D prints with precious metals to produce anti-bacterial prosthesis
Johnson Matthey英国化学公司识别ified the potential of 3D printing with precious metals for medical applications. As part of consortium the company use 3D printing to create anti-bac…
3D printed Third Thumb prosthesis gives superhuman abilities
Royal College of Art (RCA) graduate Dani Clode has 3D printed a mechanical third thumb prosthetic which aims to both extend a person’s abilities and challenge the perception of prostheses. 3D pr…