CURRENT APPLICATIONS OF THE TECHNOLOGY BEING USED IN MEDICINE ...
• General : Non-personalised instruments or prototypes
• Anatomic models : patient education , surgeon review , resident / surgical education and simulation / practice
• Surgical planning : guides , templates
• Personalized / precision prosthetics
• Permanent implants : includes both serialized and patient-matched implants
• Active & wearable devices : combines printing of biocompatible materials with printed electronics
• Tissue fabrication & bioprinting : Scaffolds for skin and bone are already in some use . Printing of organ tissues for testing of drugs is also already in use .
22 February 2018