Nivalon Leverages AI and 3D Printing to Create Personalized, Motion-Preserving Spinal Implants
U.S. company creating patient-specific spinal implants Nivalon Medical Technologies has developed what it describes as the first fully patient-specific spinal implant that preserves natural motion without metal components. The device combines AI-driven design with advanced ceramic 3D printing, using a zirconia-toughened alumina (ZTA) structure and a flexible core to replicate spinal movement.
Building a Tiny Kingdom: 3D Printing the Perfect Hamster Habitat
3D printing has opened up a magical world for hamster parents, allowing us to build custom, colorful wonderlands that are as safe as they are adorable. Because ...
3D Printed Metal Prostheses Offer New Hope for Distal Radius Giant Cell Tumor Patients
Researchers at Guangxi Medical University Hospital in China used 3D printing to produce custom titanium prostheses with mesh patches for five patients with distal radius giant cell tumors between 2018 and 2021. By precisely matching each patient’s anatomy, the implants improved ligament attachment, joint stability, and early wrist mobility.
Create it REAL and Vitalitecs bring digital orthopedic manufacturing to Mexico
Danish digital orthopedic manufacturing company Create it REAL has partnered with Monterrey-based Vitalitecs to expand access to advanced digital production technologies for orthopedic devices across Mexico. Announced in January 2026, the collaboration aims to support the local production of patient-specific orthotics, prosthetics, and medical devices using 3D printing-enabled workflows.
Obayashi Corporation advances WAAM for architectural possibilities Additive Manufacturing
Obayashi Corporation, one of Japan’s leading construction companies, has further underlined its reputation as a pioneer in the construction and architecture space, with the installation of the three-meter high metal 3D printed “the brænch” at its Technology Research Institute in Kiyose, Tokyo.
New 3D Printed Device Helps Gaza Doctors Treat Severe Injuries
Open-source medical device developer Glia has produced and used an external fixator for severe fractures that is designed and manufactured inside the territory, using locally available resources.
Carnegie Mellon Leads $28.5M Effort to Create Regenerative Bioprinted Livers
U.S. private research university Carnegie Mellon University has received up to $28.5 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to develop a 3D bioprinted, immune-compatible liver designed to temporarily support patients with acute liver failure, potentially reducing the need for full organ transplants and advancing regenerative medicine.
Lincotek Advances 3D Printed Spine Implants with FDA Clearance
Lincotek’s Medical Division has secured FDA 510(k) clearance for its SpineLinc anterior cervical implant system, a 3D printed device manufactured in Memphis and now available to orthopedic OEMs.
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