Tag Archives: 3D printing

Five 3D-printing medical opportunities…

October 16, 2016 Healthcare & Medical, Uncategorized

There are some very interesting medical applications for 3D printing and it shows the process is very much a viable manufacturing process and not just a method to create prototypes. This interesting article highlights five areas: Prosthetics – much lower cost and bespoke to the individual Equipment and devices – cutting cost. single use avoiding […]

3D printing implant parts with custom geometry

October 14, 2016 Healthcare & Medical

An interesting article about 3D printing a silicone guide embedded with protein to enable nerve regeneration. Gm Design Development, having already been involved in developing orthopaedic devices with Baxter in the past involving Inductigraft granuals (Silicate Substituted Calcium Phosphate), a bone graft substitute, it is only a matter of time before the patient is scanned and […]