Implants
Marle Group Acquires Tangible Solutions
This acquisition gives Marle Group a total of eight global production facilities which are exclusively focused on orthopedic and spine implant manufacturing for OEMs worldwide.
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Metal 3D-Printed Implants Are Helping Injured Racehorses
A successful collaboration between Clinique de Grosbois and French service bureau 3D Medical is driving positive outcomes in equine medicine with the development of a new type of prosthesis that improves healing.
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When Additive Manufacturing Becomes Business As Usual
Medical implant manufacturer Tangible Solutions has had its share of growing pains to arrive at full-scale production via AM. But now, the company’s challenges are those that any contract manufacturer might recognize.
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Health Canada Approves First Medical Implant 3D-Printed By Canadian Manufacturer
The 3D Specifit mandibular plate, patient-specific device will be used for mandibular reconstruction of patients with oral cancer.
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Lessons from Animals and Additive Manufacturing: AM Radio #6B
In this week’s episode of the AM Radio podcast, Stephanie Hendrixson and Julia Hider discuss how 3D printing applications connected to animals mirror and can advance those related to humans and industry.
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AM for Production: Where Conventional Lessons Do and Do Not Apply
As RMS has grown its additive manufacturing division, it has discovered which principles of subtractive manufacturing apply to additive, and which do not.
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New Materials Support Medical-Grade Polypropylene Extrusion
PPprint’s latest portfolio of polypropylene grades support extrusion AM use for custom medical parts, like orthotics and orthopedic aids.
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Arburg Freeformer Prints Implants Made from Medically Approved PEEK
Formnext 2021: Arburg’s Freeformer 300-3X processes medically approved PEEK for the first time, using Evonik’s original Vestakeep i2 G plastic to create customized skull implants, including support material.
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Tsunami Medical Uses Additive Manufacturing for Innovating Surgical Solutions
The Tsunami Medical team is working to improve implant design and challenging conventional manufacturing techniques of the past.
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3D Printed Headgear that Can Take a Hit: The Cool Parts Show #31
A custom helmet made via Multi Jet Fusion has allowed Sarah Piersanti to get back to practicing jiu-jitsu without fear of damaging her cochlear implant.
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