D printing offers significant opportunities in the medical field, notably in surgical planning, training, orthotics, prosthetics, and personalized orthopedic and dental devices, driven by its quicker ...

The funds will be used to increase the company's development into new automated orthopedic indications and deploy its ...

The FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health has developed an initial outline of a regulatory approach for medical devices manufactured at the point of care using 3D printing, also called ...

The 3D printing medical devices market is expected to grow at a CAGR of ~17% during the forecast period. The market is primarily driven by high demand for customized devices, increasing R&D investment ...

A fabrication process can produce self-heating microfluidic devices in one step using a multimaterial 3D printer. These devices, which can be made rapidly and cheaply in large numbers, could help ...

After vocal cord surgery, many patients develop stiff vocal folds that impact their ability to speak. Hydrogels can help ...

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a discussion paper to gather feedback that will inform future policies and guidance regarding 3D printing medical devices at the point of care ...

The French company Kicmed uses additive manufacturing to create a medical cryotherapy device. We interviewed the company to ...

When 75-year-old grandfather Dave Richards began a bike ride with friends in July 2021, he expected nothing more than a ...

As 3D printing becomes more accessible, it will present significant liability questions for those injured by these devices. If a traditional manufacturer creates a 3D-printed device, that manufacturer ...