medical device
Looking to Dominate Medical 3D Printing, Formlabs Appoints President of Healthcare
From Kickstarter to a president of Healthcare, it has been a heady journey for professional desktop 3D printing company Formlabs. The company announced that Guillaume Bailliard is to be its…
New 3D Printing Applications: 3D Printed Medical Device Packaging
We all know that 3D printed orthopedic implants are a 3D printing success story. For instance, we know that 3D printed acetabular hip implants provide patients with better bone adhesion…
3DPOD Episode 111: 3D Printing Medical Devices with Ajay Panwar, Medtronic
In our latest episode, Ajay Panwar, Sr. Engineering Manager, Design Assurance at Medtronic, discusses the intersection of quality and 3D printing for the medical field. To be clear, Ajay does…
Amnovis and BAAT Medical Collaborate to Make 3D Printed Medical Devices
Amnovis and BAAT Medical are partnering to quickly make medical devices together using 3D printing. The team can take a concept and bring it all the way through to engineering,…
New Biocompatible 3D Printing Resins Released by Formlabs
Formlabs now has BioMed White Resin and BioMed Black Resin for its SLA printers. The two new materials are biocompatible and are squarely aimed at the surgical planning and medical device…
“Major US Healthcare Manufacturer” to Use Electronics 3D Printing to Produce Diagnostic Medical Device
Likely the most successful example of electronics 3D printing on the market is that of Optomec, whose Aerosol Jet Printing (AJP) technology is now being used not only for prototyping…
Copper3D Antimicrobial Filament Device Attempts To Reduce HIV Transmission From Breastfeeding
3D printing startup Copper3D, based in Chile and the US, uses nano-copper additives, and adds antimicrobial properties to polymers like PLA and TPU to create antibacterial 3D printed objects. Last…
Costa Rica: Researchers Design 3D Printed Medical Device for Suturing Extremities
Our skin protects us from invading microorganisms and foreign substances, eliminates harmful toxins, helps to regulate our core body temperature, and is in charge of receiving both tactile and thermal…
Interview PrinterPrezz CEO, Shri Shetty
PrinterPrezz is a company that wants to accelerate the adoption of 3D printed medical devices. When I met CEO Shri Shetty at NAMIC I immediately knew I wanted to interview…
Nexxt Spine Increases Investment in GE Additive’s Concept Laser Metal 3D Printing
Founded in 2009, Indiana-based medical device company Nexxt Spine first invested in metal 3D printing two years ago, with the purchase of its first Concept Laser Mlab 100R system. The company…
3D Printing News Briefs: March 23, 2018
We’re starting off with some major medical news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs – Materialise is the first company in the world to receive FDA clearance for 3D printed…
3D Design and 3D Printing Enhance Creation of Patient-Specific Titanium Jaw Implants
While we’ve seen 3D printed medical implants made out of materials like silicone and cobalt chromium, the most common metal of choice is titanium due to its low density and high…
think3D Tapped by Provincial Indian Government to Open 3D Printing and Design Facility in Medical Device Park
India-based think3D, the largest desktop 3D printing platform in the country, has been around since 2014. Since it opened its doors, the organization, which is a subsidiary of Singapore-based think3D…
First 3D Printed Titanium Implant for the Sacroiliac Joint, the iFuse-3D Implant, Gets FDA Clearance
Titanium has been used to 3D print all sorts of items, like hearing aids and airplane parts, and even a Garmin cycle mount, but the metal is really making a difference in…
Students Use Autodesk’s New Fusion 360 to 3D Print Assistive Device For Disabled Man
As 3D technology becomes a more common part of the classroom, students are making significant contributions to the world around them at younger and younger ages. We’ve seen a university…
