3D Printing in Healthcare
the Modern Operating Room

Timothy Lew
3D Systems
Medical Device
MD&M West, Anaheim, CA
2.12.14
Summary —
3D Printing Reshapes Two Industries
•

mass custom manufacturing

The Modern Operating Room
• pre-operative
• surgery

Reimagining the Body…
• fairings,

bracing & biomimesis

The 3D Future
• bio-printing

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Hearing Aids — cottage industry to mass customization

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Dental Aligners— scan, design, print

growit3d.com
Align Technology — high throughput, cost effective

Mass-customization
85,000 unique
products / day
The Modern Operating Room —
Pre-operative
education
practice

planning

Surgery
drill guides
instruments
custom implants
Education — bespoke models, unique cases
•
Practice Models — multi-material, affordable

thestar.com
Planning — preoperative visualization
•

i.materialize.com
Preoperative Planning — vascular, bone, nerves
In the Operating Room…
Patient Specific Drill Guides — increased accuracy, preplanning
Patient Specific Drill Guides — increased accuracy, preplanning

www.zimmer.com
Case Study PSI — Dr Aaron Salyapongse at Webster Ortho
Case Study PSI — Dr Aaron Salyapongse at Webster Ortho

VS.

3D printed TKA cut guide

Conventional Kit
Custom Implant — save bone
Custom Implants — complexity is free

Arcam

Complex body-interfaces achievable
Custom Implants — control the workflow
Available Materials — PEEK/ PEKK, NiTi, Ti, Co-Cr, SS

futuretimeline.net
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May 23, 2013
Reimagining the body —
• Prosthetics
bespoke fairings

• Bracing
bespoke braces

• Biomimesis
reconstructive
This is a prosthetic limb.
This is a CMC arthritis brace.
This is a carpal tunnel brace.
Scan

Enjoy

Design

Build
This is a fracture cast.
This is a scoliosis brace.
Biomimesis —
Bio-printing — Organovo

• Tissue printing

• Print scaffolds
• Promote ingrowth
Summary —
3D Printing Reshapes Two Industries
•

mass custom manufacturing

The Modern Operating Room
• pre-operative
• surgery

Reimagining the Body…
• fairings,

bracing & biomimesis

The 3D Future
• bio-printing

Discover Magazine
THANK YOU
Timothy Lew
3D Systems
Medical Device
tim.lew@3dsystems.com
MD&M West, Anaheim, CA
2.12.14

3D Printing in healthcare