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Medical 3D Printing Applications

The Zortrax M200 has 3D printed an artificial heart!

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 The heart is a simple organ. It is a muscle that functions as a pump. However, it isn’t easy or cheap to replicate using synthetic materials. To manufacture an artificial heart, the cost can be anywhere from £100,000 to £300,000 (and sometimes more).The biggest cost is manufacturing the chambers, …

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Professional inner-ear monitor manufacturer in China relies on EnvisionTEC 3D printers

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Senhear makes customized, and increasingly fashionable, inner-ear devices with EnvisionTEC’s Perfactory Standard XL machines, which use advanced DLP technology and DDSP printers. Before 3D printing, Senhear manufactured the hearing shells manually, which made the quality of the final product highly …

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Tears flow as boy gets new ears with the help of 3D printing.

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Tears flowed at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town on Thursday when Tylor Baker, who was born deaf and without ears, explained how it felt to be wearing specially made silicone implants. Three out of 10 000 children are born worldwide without ears every year. The Strand boy’s mother Dedre Doolabh …

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Artec's new 3D handheld scanner captures up to 80 frames per second!

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Artec 3D scanner uses AI to process raw 3D data. Artec 3D is a developer and manufacturer of professional 3D hardware and software. They've recently unveiled the Artec Leo, a smart handheld 3D scanner that captures up to 80 frames per second (FPS). The scanner includes Autopilot — an AI-based …

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Artec 3D handheld scanners have helped successfully complete thousands of projects.

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Create highly accurate 3D models of any object with various textures, sizes and geometries. From its early beginnings over a decade ago, Artec 3D has fast developed into the global leader for handheld 3D scanners in key industries, supplying the most cutting edge 3D technology to major clients in …

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Understanding the Technology Behind EnvisionTEC's 3D Printers

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Not all forms of 3D printing are created equal. What’s the Best 3D Printing Technology - one that's Fast, Accurate and Smooth! Many beginners are debating the difference between SLA (laser-based stereolithography) and DLP (digital light processing) - which is the superior technology? Understanding …

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The dental industry is rapidly adopting 3D printing technology

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The dental industry is rapidly adopting 3D printing technology. EnvisionTEC is one of the leading 3D printers and material distributors. Sales of their dental 3D printers grew 75% in 2016 — with no signs of slowing. The new Vida cDLM is actually 5-10 times faster than prior DLP technology which …

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Columbia has Successfully 3D Printed Knee Tissue!

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There are a few different ways to go about 3D printing organs. Possibly one of the simplest ways to 3D print organs is to 3D print a scaffold using a biocompatible material and then grow the tissue cells on it. This method works on monocellular tissues such as cartilage and, although making it …

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What if surgeons could design and produce their own patient-specific implants?

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Richard Hurley would like to put makers of orthopedic medical devices out of business. First, though, he wants to do business with them. The orthopedic surgeon based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, conceived the idea for his startup software company, Conceptualiz, three years ago. Hurley first tried to …

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Conceptualiz brings personalized treatment solutions to doctors.

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Company creates a new 3D printing software designed for the medical industry.Envision a day when orthopedic surgeons design and 3D print implants right in their office. Conceptualiz has provided physicians with simplified 3D printing software that's enabling them to independently access 3D …

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