The Hospital Uses 3D Printing Technology to Assist in The Treatment of Fractures

With the development of 3D printing technology, 3D printed anatomical models are gradually appearing in hospitals around the world, and more and more surgeons are using it to prepare very unusual and highly complex operations. So far, we have seen the 3D print heart model that saved the life of a Russian baby born 5 days old with congenital heart defects. Although these types of projects are usually one-off and rare, many hospitals also make medical models systematically using 3D printing technology. It is located in Holland, Tilburg Elisabeth-TweeSteden hospital is also in the use of 3D printer to print the medical model.

Specifically, the focus of this new 3D printing system will be placed in the fracture, which aims to help the Tilburg trauma surgeons prepare special complex fractures. The initiative was proposed by surgeon Mike Bemelman, which has been tested on many body parts including the pelvis, hips, knees, and even a life size rib. All models are based on patient CT scans. Now, according to doctors, the 3D printer will remain open for 24 hours. It takes 16 hours to complete the pelvic model.

But Bemelman explains that its added value is unlimited. "For a surgeon, these 3D models are very helpful to me because I can see the exact fracture site and make a quick surgical procedure. Even very small fractures that are often overlooked on the screen can become very obvious, "he said. But before that, the digital program required surgeons to take a shot through the CT scan to obtain a complete image of the fracture.

All collected data were then used to establish a very accurate and rapid surgical plan. "I can be in the 3D printing model marked figures clearly show the need to take steps in the process of the operation sequence," he said. What's more, using the model, we can cut the size and position of the screws on the curved metal plate before surgery, which reduces the operation time."

While the patients from this new technology to get the benefit, but the surgeon is still being tested, trying to uncover the full potential of medical 3D printing technology, researcher Dr. Lars Brouwers will conduct a new study of NAZB using 3D printing technology. He will submit a variety of cases to trauma surgeons, including 3D print models that use CT scan data to print diseased parts of patients.

According to Brouwers, they expect the 3D print model to bring a faster and more effective way for fracture classification and treatment. "We also believe that these 3D print models can help young inexperienced surgeons adapt to particularly complex procedures. "The researchers added.

The United States Hospital by 3D Printing Technology Development Liposuction Medical Equipment

BioSculpture Technology is working in the Central Hospital of New York and New York Presbyterian affiliated orthopaedic surgeon Robert Cucin company, it is reported that the company recently used 3D printing technology developed a new type of surgical instruments, can be used for the treatment of obesity.

Liposuction, a surgical procedure that removes excess fat from the body's parts, is now used mainly in obese people. According to the American Society for cosmetic and plastic surgery (ASAPS), the number of liposuction operations increased by more than 16% in 2016 compared with 2015.

Dr. ASAPS, President of Jack Fisher, said the increase in liposuction surgery could be attributed to the emergence of innovative technologies such as 3D printing, which have been successful in reducing the risk of liposuction. "Technological advances, smaller surgeries are making these new looking" surgeries "more attractive.". More and more people are starting to invest themselves again. "Dr. Fisher says.

BioSculpture Technology is one of several companies that are currently trying to use 3D printing technology, and the company uses the new technology in order to make patients safer and more effective bariatric surgery. For most surgery, liposuction surgery time, the process and the overall efficiency depends heavily on the quality and ability of surgical instruments. If the surgeon provides specially customized and designed medical equipment, the operation time will be reduced and the risk of operation will be greatly reduced.

The use of 3D printing technology and 3D imaging technology, BioSculpture Technology CEO Robert Cucin, is trying to liposuction physicians make appropriate medical equipment.

Dr. Cucin said, most manufacturers and surgical equipment developers in the development of medical instruments, and did not notice how important human organs precision, because of the internal and external human body organs are quite fine, if the operation of medical equipment can be the perfect adaptation of human body organs, so can to some extent reduce the risk of liposuction surgery.

Though many attempts, also experienced numerous mistakes, Dr. Cucin's team still unremittingly, still trying to optimize the development process and the operation of liposuction medical equipment. Dr. Cucin's goal is to provide customized surgical instruments for each operation phase.

Dr Cucin explained: "many doctors have worked hard to safely extract fat, but over the years they have had little success.". Our goal is to enable 3D printing to improve the safety of surgery." "This particular 3D print device allows us to place it in an extremely small incision that removes fat from the stomach and removes fat hidden under the muscles," he says. You know, in the past, if you want to remove these parts of fat, you can only cut off. So, in general, we're taking fat out safely in an unprecedented way of innovation, bringing people closer to what they want to be."

The ultimate goal of all liposuction operations is to minimize injury to the patient's body and internal structure and safely extract excessive amounts of fat deposits. Therefore, after careful analysis of liposuction, as a target for each muscle, tissue, and body part of the structure, the company is fully guaranteed to extract fat without cutting. Dr Cucin points out that the combination of 3D printing, 3D imaging, and other revolutionary technologies will enable BioSculpture technology and other companies to develop safer devices for patients.

Bariatric surgery, however, has an incredible risk, and the patient will probably have many unexpected complications after the recovery process. NHS is a publicly funded national health care system in the United Kingdom. It points to some common complications of infection, thrombosis, internal bleeding, gastric banding, food intolerance, gallstones, and so on.

Complications such as food intolerance are more psychological than physical. But, BioSculpture says, 3D imaging aids can prevent internal bleeding, infection, and gallstones (in about 20% of people).


Almost every patient had symptoms such as loose skin and gallstones. Skin diseases are usually not easy to treat. Once the disease develops, it is usually a permanent disease, because the space previously filled with excess fat can not be recombined. In most cases, skin complications are mostly caused by an imbalance of fat aspiration.

However, through the 3D printing structure, researchers can predict by mathematical calculation how much excess skin will be produced after extracting a certain amount of fat deposits.

Using 3D printing technology related medical equipment, so that surgeons will be able to patients for safer, more effective liposuction surgery, so beautiful "zero" risk.