In the past, implants were hand constructed in the operating room out of a type of cement. They tended to be ill-fitting at best. But now doctors can generate a 3D model of a patient’s skull and then ...

but even when patients did carry their cards, most couldn't identify information about their implant, such as what type of stent they had or which blood vessel it was in, according to the research.

3D printing allows personalization of implants on a one-to-one basis, which improves the outcomes of surgeries for the patients ... can directly 3D print implant-grade silicone material to ...

It points the way to a time when all surgical implants might be customised to fit the individual patient.” The operation is the first of its kind in Australia and one of the first in the world.

Using in-house algorithms, a patient’s MRI/CT scan data is converted to printable CAD format and custom implants are printed from medical-grade titanium using an indigenously-built laser powder ...