Healthcare Applications
- Pre-surgical planning: The ability to use models for pre-surgical planning reduces operating room time, lowers cost, and enhances patient outcomes by minimizing incision sizes, reducing recovery time and allowing for procedure rehearsals. Examples of pre-surgical planning:
- Implant pre-contouring (screw trajectory, screw selection/location, instrument selection, technique rehearsal)
- Custom implant manufacture: 3D Systems models permit the world’s leading implant manufacturers to fabricate custom implants rapidly and cost effectively for the ultimate in performance
- Physician to physician communication: 3D Systems models permit excellent communication between physicians and surgical teams; particularly useful in multi-disciplinary cases
- Powerful patient presentation tool: 3D Systems models enhance the physician’s ability to communicate with patients; raising confidence in the surgeon and the likelihood of a successful outcome
- Medical student/resident education: 3D Systems models prove very useful in communicating with students and residents. Complex 2D images can be converted into easy to understand 3D models that can be held and easily manipulated for a more complete understanding of the anatomy
- 3D Surface Scanning/Custom Prosthesis Design: Utilizing 3D surface imaging technology; custom prosthesis can be fabricated from 3D Systems models used as patterns for the development of molds