CoreLink announced that it completed the implantation of more than 5,000 3D printed orthopedic devices using its proprietary Mimetic Metal technology. The St. Louis–based company went over the 5,000-implant threshold in November 2019, just over two years on from the first implantation with the F3D anterior cervical interbody in June 2017. Mimetic Metal is an […]
FDA clears Cleveland Clinic 3D-printed airway stents
The FDA recently cleared 3D-printed, patient-specific stents developed by a doctor at the Cleveland Clinic. Cleveland Clinic physician Tom Gildea developed the stents to keep open the airways of patients with serious breathing disorders caused by inflammation, trauma, tumors and other masses. Airway stents come in a limited number of sizes and shapes and are […]
The 10 greatest medtech advances of the 2010s
From disposable endoscopes to TAVR to robotic surgery, there’s a whole host of medtech advances widely available now that weren’t around much 10 years ago. “In terms of technological advances, I would put this past decade as one of the most important for medical technology. From connected devices and robotics, to advances in material sciences […]
How GE Healthcare is investing in medtech innovation
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) appears to be taking the “throw it against the wall and see what sticks” approach when it comes to medtech innovation. GE’s Chicago-based healthcare subsidiary today announced a medtech 3D printing partnership with Formlabs (Somerville, Mass.). GE Healthcare also disclosed its participation in the recent $243 million Series C round of robot-assisted surgery […]
Human trials could start soon on Adam’s 3D printed bone grafts
Adam — a young company with technology to 3D print bone grafts made out of ceramic bioglass and modified biopolymer — said today that it expects first human trials to start by the end of the year. Officials at the Groton, Conn.– and Odessa, Ukraine–based company expect preclinical trials to finish this month. The Adam […]
Could this new Stratasys 3D printer improve medical device validation?
Stratasys (NSDQ:SSYS) today announced the launch of its J750 Digital Anatomy 3D printer, meant to replicate the feel, responsiveness, and biomechanics of human anatomy in medical models. Stratasys officials think the new printer will reduce the need to use human cadavers and animals for medical device testing and validation. There could also be a market to […]
Axial3D raises $3m for medical 3D printing
Medical 3D printing company Axial3D has closed a $3 million funding round to support its U.S. expansion. The money will support new positions in the company’s expanding U.S. market and its home base in Belfast, U.K. — with a focus on expanding the company’s machine learning team, the company said yesterday. Axial3D is working on […]
Materialise wins FDA clearance for 3D modeling software for cardio procedures
Materialise said today that FDA has provided 510(k) clearance for its Mimics Enlight — a cardiovascular procedure planning software creating accurate 3D printed heart models. The Belgian 3D printing software and services company, which has its U.S. offices in Plymouth, Minn., plans the first release of the software to focus on planning for complex transcatheter […]
Dentsply Sirona announces partnership with Carbon for 3D printed dentures
Dentsply Sirona (NSDQ:XRAY) and 3D printing company Carbon have forged a partnership in which Dentsply will provide denture materials for use on Carbon systems. The Dentsply Sirona denture materials for Carbon digital manufacturing solutions will be available later this year in the U.S., the companies said today. Carbon’s 3D printers are based on its proprietary 3D printers […]
How 3D printed cells on the skin could enable wound healing
Researchers at the University of Minnesota are 3D printing electronics and cells directly on the skin that could create new methods for wound healing and enable biological agent detection. The Minnesota researchers used a customized, low-cost 3D printer to print electronics on a human hand. They’ve also successfully printed biological cells on a sin wound of […]
This patented 3D printing method could boost medical device innovation
Michael McAlpine, a 3D printing pioneer at the University of Minnesota, suspects that a method he helped invent to print semiconductors could help boost innovation in the medical device field and elsewhere. The U.S. Patent Office in February issued a patent for “3D printed active electronic materials and devices.” The patent covers work that McAlpine, a […]
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