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3D Printed Implants Enable Facial Deformity Surgery Success

June 14, 2022

by Vera Medical

Doctors in Dubai have successfully completed a series of surgeries on a young male patient to reform his facial deformities using 3D printed titanium implants.

3D Systems and Enhatch Partner to Scale Delivery of 3D Printed Medical Devices

March 25, 2022

by Vera Medical

US 3D printer manufacturer 3D Systems has entered into a partnership with artificial intelligence (AI) medical firm Enhatch to make the design and delivery of patient-specific medical devices more efficient.

Health Canada Has Approved its First Canadian-made 3D Printed Medical Implant

February 1, 2022

by Vera Medical

Health Canada, the government arm that deals with national health, has approved its first Canadian-made 3D printed medical implant.

Lung Operation on Young Girl in Israel Aided by 3D Printing

December 9, 2020

by Vera Medical

An anaesthesia team in Israel recently used 3D printing and virtual reality to produce an exact model of the airway of a 7-year-old girl, as part of an operation to remove a section of her lung.

Treating Bomb Injuries in Syria with 3D Printed ‘Bone Brick’

December 9, 2020

by Vera Medical

Researchers from the University of Manchester have developed a simple and cheap method for repairing broken limbs using 3D printed “bone brick”, in response to the need for urgent medical care in Syrian refugee camps.

3D Printed Porous Magnesium Scaffolds Show Potential as Bone-substituting Material

December 4, 2020

by Vera Medical

Researchers from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have discovered 3D printed biodegradable magnesium scaffolds could have promising applications in the regeneration of critical-sized bone defects.