Rapid prototyping (RP) technologies are mostly related with applications in the product development and the design process as well as with small batch manufacturing. Due to their
comparatively high rapidity and flexibility, however, they have also been engaged in various non manufacturing applications. A field that attracts increasingly more attention by the scientific
community is related to the application of technologies in medicine and health care. The associated research is focused both on the development of specifically customized or new methods and systems based on principles, as well as on the applications of existing systems assisting health care services.