China3D printingNet February 3rd,3D printingImplant developer Osteopore and Maastricht University Medical Center (UMC+) have developed a bioabsorbable bone implant that can prevent calf amputation.3D printingMachine realization.
3D printingThe “cage” is designed to help patients regenerate new bone cells and has been successfully implanted in the first patient in the Netherlands.
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Simulate bone cell growth
3D printingThe cage was developed to prevent amputation of patients with severe lower limb fractures, and it is proprietary through Osteopore3D printingAnd material technology development. The structure is customized based on the CT scan of the patient’s calf. It is printed with biodegradable materials and finally decomposed into water and carbon dioxide in the body.Then, by3D printingThe machine creates a personalized cage based on the patient’s CT scan.
The material in question is an FDA-approved polymer called polycaprolactone (PCL), which has a mechanical strength similar to trabecular bone
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