China3D printingNet news on April 28,3D printingMachine manufacturer 3D Systems has added a new hybrid maxillofacial surgery guide to its virtual surgery planning (VSP) medical planning product portfolio.
3D Systems’ surgical tools combine the strength of titanium with the softness of nylon, allowing occlusal positioning, allowing surgeons to perform operations with greater precision and confidence. These guidelines have been developed based on customer feedback and have been deployed at the New York Orthopedic Surgery and Maxillofacial Surgery Center to provide medical staff with methods to optimize patient prognosis.
Dr. Jay Neugarten, an oral surgeon at the center, said: “The new VSP Hybrid Guides is the next generation of occlusal-based surgical guides. It can combine two materials-nylon and titanium-to create cutting and predictive drilling surgical guides. The guide can be aligned with the dentition to provide precise surgical results for my patients.
The VSP surgery plan and guidelines are an indispensable part of my patients undergoing corrective mandibular surgery to achieve highly successful results. “
3D Systems’ new surgical guide attached to the image of the skull
The dental registration of the new surgical guidelines aims to provide surgeons with greater site visibility and procedural confidence. Image source: 3D Systems
3D Systems’ VSP product portfolio
In the past year, 3D Systems has undergone a “strategic adjustment”, realigning its core medical and industrial vertical markets, and unloading Battery Ventures and Cimatron subsidiaries.At that time, the company had greatly expanded its range of medical products, and together with United Therapeutics achievedbiology3D printing“Breakthrough” and produced more than one million surgical implants.
Elsewhere, imaging, simulation and3D printingThe VSP service of 3D Systems, which creates a complete surgical plan, is rapidly becoming the core of its clinical services. The company’s anatomical solutions have been used in more than 140,000 patients, and the scope of its FDA-approved implants is also expanding.
In September last year, the company’s VSP orthopedic platform, which was sold through Onkos Surgical’s My3D service, received 510(k) approval from the FDA.Soon after, 3D Systems also received FDA approval for its LaserForm Ti and DuraForm ProX PA materials.3D printingWith the approval of the maxillofacial surgery guidelines, these materials have now entered the limited market through its medical partner Stryker until the official release in May 2021.
Menno Ellis, Executive Vice President of 3D Systems Healthcare Solutions said: “By introducing the VSP Hybrid Guide, we have enhanced the functionality of our famous VSP surgical solution portfolio to facilitate cranio-maxillofacial surgery. In collaboration with our professional biomedical engineers, Surgeons can develop effective surgical plans and patient-specific equipment to help improve patient outcomes.”
The VSP service is used to digitally plan the operation to increase the success rate. Image taken by 3D Systems.
Simplify skull surgery
The latest medical equipment from 3D Systems is designed to help surgeons provide better treatments for their maxillofacial patients. The equipment uses nylon material for tooth-based registration. As a result, compared with traditional equipment, clinical users can place new tools more effectively, thereby enhancing the visibility of the surgical site.
More importantly, occlusal positioning may reduce the patient’s guiding footprint, and the slim profile of the device allows you to accurately place it in hard-to-reach areas. The new guides produced using the company’s LaserForm Ti and DuraForm ProX PA materials are also easy to assemble and can even be customized to embed multiple cutting/drilling positions into a single device.
When combined with 3D Systems’ wider VSP products, Neugarten said that the “VSP Hybrid Guide” provides the accuracy level of the car’s satellite navigation system, helps improve the efficiency of the surgical process, and has the potential to save surgeons in the operating room. And patient time.
Using the VSP hybrid guide with Stryker’s Facial iD custom printing plate can simplify my procedure,” Neugarten concluded. “This ability to seamlessly transfer my digital treatment plan to the surgical field allows me to help My patients provide the highest level of care. “
LaserForm Ti is a medical grade titanium powder used in powder bed fusion systems. Photos were taken by 3D Systems.
Progress in facial reconstruction
In addition to producing guidelines that can improve patient prognosis,3D printingIt is now also used in more experimental studies to create facial grafts that can be implanted into a patient’s skull. For example, only last year, scientists at Texas A&M University developed a new type of additive-made scaffold that can directly promote the growth of bone cells after surgery.
In more end-use applications, the Quebec Industrial Research Center (CRIQ) adopted GE Additive Arcam Q10 3D printingMachine to speed up its production of mandibular implants for patients. The organization switched to additive manufacturing with the goal of reducing equipment delivery time from approximately six weeks to only three weeks.
At the same time, researchers from Paulista University (Paulista University)3D printingThe facial prosthesis (including her entire right eye) is another step forward for patient-specific implants. By using images captured from a smartphone, the team was able to create implants in a way that was less invasive than traditional grafts allowed.
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