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Healthcare Additive Manufacturing: Transforming Patient Care with 3D Printing

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has made huge strides in recent years. This innovative technology is now being applied in healthcare to transform how medical devices are developed and patients are treated. Used by some of the top hospitals and medical centers, healthcare additive manufacturing allows for customized implants, anatomical models, and new tools to be fabricated right in the hospital.

Customized Medical Implants and Prosthetics

One of the most promising applications of 3D printing in healthcare is for customized medical implants and prosthetics. Traditional "one size fits all" implants don't always meet a patient's unique anatomical needs. However, 3D printed implants can be designed using medical imaging scans of a patient's bone or tissue structure. This allows implants to be tailored to fit a patient with perfect precision. These personalized implants are more comfortable for the patient and have better integration with their body.

3D printing is already being used to produce customized hip replacements, knee replacements, dental implants, cranial plates and more. It's particularly beneficial for complex cases where standard implants won't work. Personalized prosthetics for patients who lost limbs can also be fabricated using 3D scanning and printing. By eliminating the need for extensive surgery to fit a generic implant, 3D printing improves patient outcomes and speeds up recovery time. As the technology advances, more types of implants will be producible through Healthcare Additive Manufacturing.

Anatomical Modeling for Pre-Surgical Planning

An exciting medical application of 3D printing is to create detailed anatomical models for pre-surgical planning and education. If a patient needs complex or high-risk surgery, their medical scan data can be used to print a personalized 3D model of the relevant anatomy. Surgeons can then study the model closely to devise the optimal surgical approach before making any incisions.

This allows surgeries to be more carefully planned out, with surgeons able to visualize how structures are spatially oriented. They can determine the best entry point, understand how to navigate around critical areas, and anticipate any challenges ahead of time. 3D printing anatomical models is also very useful for educating medical students and trainees. Physical models provide hands-on learning that complements virtual simulation. Models can be customized to highlight specific pathologies as teaching tools as well.

Rapid Prototyping of Medical Devices and Tools

Beyond implants and models, 3D printing enables rapid prototyping of innovative new medical devices, instruments and custom surgical tools. Using healthcare additive manufacturing, engineers can quickly design, test and refine new device concepts that meet market needs. Device prototypes can be produced in hours or days rather than weeks, thanks to 3D printing.

Some examples include customized surgical guides and drill templates, personalized fixtures for setting fractures, innovative tracheal splints for airway management and more. With 3D printing, hospitals have the ability to identify a clinical need and work with partners to develop a custom tool for unique cases on demand. Medical device companies also leverage 3D printing throughout the entire product development lifecycle, from prototyping to manufacturing. This allows new technologies to reach patients faster.

On-Demand Manufacturing in Hospitals

Considering how valuable 3D printing is for implants, models and tools, some forward-thinking hospitals are implementing their own additive manufacturing capabilities on-site. Also known as distributed or point-of-care manufacturing, this gives clinicians the ability to fabricate patient-specific medical products as soon as a need arises. With a 3D printer in the hospital, a customized implant could be printed within hours of a surgery being scheduled rather than waiting days for an external vendor.

Hospitals are able to reduce costs through on-site 3D printing as well. Outsourcing is eliminated, inventory and storage needs go down. Manufacturing can continue 24/7 without production delays. Overall, it streamlines the process of matching patients with personalized solutions. As 3D printing technologies continue their downward cost curve, more healthcare facilities will invest in their own additive manufacturing departments to fully leverage its benefits at the point of care.

The Future of Additive Manufacturing in Healthcare

It's clear that 3D printing is poised to significantly impact and transform how healthcare is delivered in the coming years. As materials, hardware and software keep progressing, our ability to 3D print anatomical structures, living tissues and drugs will exponentially grow. New frontiers of regenerative medicine and personalized therapeutics will open up through additive biofabrication techniques.

The future may bring patient-specific bioprinted implants, 3D printed regenerative tissues for transplantation and on-demand manufacturing of novel drug formulations. Artificial organs and even living biological constructs could be potential outcomes of continued advancement. Healthcare additive manufacturing will play a pivotal role in modernizing our medical infrastructure and achieving the highest standards of personalized, preventative and precision care delivery worldwide. Patients worldwide stand to benefit as this technology matures and optimizes treatment approaches across many therapeutic areas.

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Dental 3D Printing Devices Market - Global Industry Insights, Trends, Outlook, and Opportunity Analysis, 2018-2026

Dental 3D printing is additive manufacturing used to create 3-dimentional image for incorporating several layer of image for building material. These objects are produced from a digital 3D blueprint like a computer-aided design or MRI scan. These devices allow the designers to make changes in the design without any additional tool or equipment. Dental 3D printing combines high quality 3D printing technology with a wide variety of dental materials. This technology is adopted by dentists, orthodontists, and dental labs. It is cost effective and allows for extensive customizations that allow for better designing. This allows dental practitioners to design the product based on the various factors of patient like age, height, weight, and medical history. These methods can be used by dental practitioners to replace teeth, veneers, crowns, and inlays in a single sitting.

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Global Dental 3D Printing Devices Market Taxonomy

The global dental 3D printing devices market is classified on the basis of the following segments product type, technique, application, and end user of the dental 3D printing device:

Product Type:

Printers,Software,Components

Technique: Digital Light Projection

3D Jet PrintingStereo Lithography Apparatus (SLA), 3D PrintingSelective LaserSintering (SLS),Direct Laser Metal Sintering(DLMS)

Application Type:

Orthopedic ImplantsDental RestorativesCrownsSurgical instrumentsOthers

Dental 3D printing allows designing of dental crowns, prosthetics, implants, bone replacement, and customized devices based on requirement.

End Users of dental 3D printing devices:

Hospitals,Dental ClinicsAmbulatory Surgical Centers,Others

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2012, prevalence of cavities was 60–90% in children up to the age of 15 years and 100% in adults. Furthermore around 15–20% of people aged from 35–44 years were suffering from severe periodontal disease that could lead to loss of the affected tooth. This rise in prevalence of dental disorders globally is expected to favor rise in uptake of cosmetic and maxillofacial surgeries associated with mouth disorder, which in turn is increasing demand for dental 3D printing devices.

Major dental 3D printing devices:Planmeca Creo (Planmeca), Form 2 (Formlabs), Mysint 100 (Sisma 3D), Moonray (SpintRay), Projet MJP 3600 (3D Systems), Project 6000(3D Systems), Roboze one (Roboze S.r.l.)etc.

Increasing influx of dental tourists and cost-effectiveness of 3D printed devices to fuel market growth

Developed economies such as the U.S., U.K., Germany, and France experience high rate of adoption due to better healthcare facilities and easy availability in these countries.  As per the report of the American Academy of Periodontology, in 2012, around half of the adult population in the U.S. suffered from gum disease, of which 47.2% were reported to be suffering from periodontitis. This number is expected to increase significantly over the forecast period, owing to increasing changes in lifestyle and growing geriatric population Increasing number of dental clinics and hospitals and growing number of experienced dental practitioners in Asia Pacific region, supplemented by rising influx of dental tourists is expected to significantly boost growth of the dental 3D printing devices market in these regions.

Devices with comprehensive range of features

Companies are focusing on launching new devices to the market with advanced features and technology to provide better imaging facilities to the practitioners for service, for instance, GE Healthcare are prepared to utilize 3-D printing technology in ultrasound probes previously used in medical services for diagnosing the health of a fetus, although now the technique is useful where any type of noninvasive inspections are being carried out. Furthermore, in March 2015, Germany-based Bego launched a new system with a unique cartilage system that allow multiple materials to be used at the International Dental Show. In May 2016, Planmeca launched a new 3D printer with powerful 3D features that fulfills demands of cheap and high quality image of additive manufacturing in healthcare.

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