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3D Systems Secures FDA Clearance to Broaden Adolescent Use of VSP Orthopedics Platform

3D Systems Secures FDA Clearance to Broaden Adolescent Use of VSP Orthopedics Platform

December 18, 2025 Medical

US-based 3D printer manufacturer 3D Systems has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance broadening the approved use of its VSP Orthopedics virtual surgical planning and patient-specific instrumentation platform. The clearance now covers skeletally mature adolescents with normal bone structure, in addition to adult patients. This change removes previous regulatory constraints that limited use in adolescent cases and formally brings these procedures within the platform’s labeled indications.

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