Scientists in Cambridge, Mass. and Chennai, India, are touting self-organizing brain tissue growth in a 3D-printed system. Published results in Biomicrofluidics highlight the work of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Indian Institute of Technology Madras scientists, who have grown small amounts of the self-organizing brain tissue, known as organoids, in a tiny 3D-printed system that […]
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FDA clears Orthofix 3D-printed titanium cervical spacer system
Orthofix Medical (NSDQ:OFIX) announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Construx Mini Ti spacer system. Lewisville, Texas–based Orthofix also administered the first patient implant of the 3D-printed Construx Mini Ti system, which is designed to enhance anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) procedures, according to a news release. The Construx Mini Ti […]
How Stryker’s Naomi Murray views 3D printing, women in medtech
After 18 years in the industry, Murray says women still need to ruffle some feathers. Math and science fascinated Naomi Murray from a young age. Around her junior year in high school, she began to notice that she was one of — if not the only — girl in her math classes. “[When I was […]
nTopology raises $40M
Engineering software developer nTopology announced that it collected $40 million in a Series C financing round. Insight Partners led the financing, with participation from Grant Verstandig and existing investors Root, Canaan, DCVC and Haystack. Josh Fredberg of Insight Partners will be joining New York-based nTopology’s board of directors as well, according to a news release. […]
Texas-based team seeks EUA for 3D printed emergency ventilator
A team of physicians and engineers developed a hands-free resuscitator bag compression device that can be utilized as an emergency ventilator during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the pandemic goes on and a shortage of vital equipment, including ventilators, continues, a number of companies and research teams from all over have worked to create alternative options. […]
Unique Software Development launches 3D printing initiative to beat coronavirus
Unique Software Development announced today that it launched the “MakerCause” initiative to centralize 3D printing efforts for necessary equipment in the fight against COVID-19. MakerCause sets out to offer a way to produce 3D printed respirator masks, face shields and nasopharyngeal swabs to support healthcare workers, first responders and those with suppressed immune systems amid […]
Materialise touts 3D printed oxygen mask that could free up ventilators
Materialise announced today that it developed a 3D printed device to convert standard hospital equipment into a mask to facilitate breathing for patients by creating positive pressure in the lungs. The Leuven, Belgium-based company’s Materialise NIP Connector is designed to give clinicians the ability to reduce the time that patients need access to ventilators, relieving the […]
How 3D printing is enabling ventilator splitting
Amid the shortage of ventilators due to the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers are finding success using 3D printing to enable “ventilator splitting.” The search continues to go on for more machines, but there have already been government actions taken to increase amounts, while researchers have taken it into their own hands to create homemade-style ventilators. However, there could […]
Software is enabling medical 3D printing innovation: Here’s how
The 3D printers themselves get a lot of attention, but for 3D-printing to become ubiquitous in the medtech space, software will have to play a key role. A 3D printer without software to tell it where to place the material is a really nice, expensive coffee table, according to Scott Rader, a former Stratasys GM […]
Superfeet offers 3D-printing services to medtech companies to combat coronavirus
Insole and footwear maker Superfeet announced today that it is offering immediate access to 3D printers and/or production facilities to help with short-term demand for medical supplies as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The Ferndale, Wash.–based company said its normal business is taking a pause, so it is teaming up with sister company Flowbuilt […]
Here’s some recent medical 3D printing news
Innovation in the medical 3D printing space continues to accelerate. Here are some of the top stories that got our attention at Medical Design & Outsourcing and MassDevice over the past year. June 2019 Digital manufacturing company Protolabs (Maple Plain, Minn.) rolls out metal 3D printing production capabilities. Materialise announced FDA clearance for its Mimics Enlight — a […]
