3D-printed glasses help children in remote, underserved communities
At AAO 2024, the results of a project to expand a program for 3D-printed glasses will be presented. Originally developed for children with facial...
Researchers develop 3D-printed food for people with swallowing difficulties
Researchers at UWE Bristol have used 3D printing technology to develop meals that are suitable for people with swallowing difficulties. Dysphagia, a swallowing disorder, affects...
Researchers develop 3D-printed drug to treat a deadly infection in children
Researchers at Texas A&M University have developed a new 3D-printed drug for the treatment of pediatric toxoplasmosis. With the help of 3D printing, it should...
3D printing enables low-cost myoelectric hand prostheses in Ecuador
In Ecuador, engineer Alfonso Espinoza Moran has developed an innovative myoelectric hand prosthesis. What makes it special: Almost all of the components were produced...
3D-printed spinal implants made of PEKK: FDA approval for Vy Spine
The US company Vy Spine has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its LumiVy OsteoVy PEKK Lumbar IBF spinal...
Exactech announces first total ankle surgeries with new 3D-printed tibial implants
Exactech, a leader in medical technology, announced the successful completion of the first ankle replacement surgeries using its new Vantage Ankle 3D and 3D+...
RICOH 3D for Healthcare and Kallisio enter into partnership
Ricoh USA and Kallisio today announced a strategic partnership for the manufacture and distribution of Stentra. Stentra is a 510(k)-cleared, patient-specific oral stent designed...
Researchers at the University of Waterloo develop new 3D-printed material for the production of bone grafts
A team of researchers at the University of Waterloo has developed a new material that has many of the properties of bone tissue. Its...
Adare and Laxxon announce collaboration on 3D printing
Adare Pharma Solutions, a global technology-driven CDMO company specialising in oral dosage forms, announced a collaboration with Laxxon Medical, a pharmaceutical technology company developing...
New system for precise localisation of breast cancer used commercially for the first time
The US medical technology company Cairn Surgical has announced the first commercial use of its Breast Cancer Locator (BCL) system. The innovative procedure is...