Solutions for Orthopedics
| Solidscape 3D wax printers have been used for many years in diverse medical applications. Medical related RP requirements typically are for small equipment and devices, requiring fine detail, high accuracy and often thin walled construction. Physicians, engineers and designers have used Solidscape technology to produce medical/anatomical models generated from 3D scanners and surface imaging, to improve doctor/patient communication and improve surgical outcomes. Other successful applications have been in molecular modeling, vascular research, tissue engineering and clinical testing.Due to the level or precision and accuracy, combined with the castable nature of the material, Solidscape’s wax printers have also supported efforts in the areas of catheters, stents, fluid and drug administration systems, surgical instruments and electronic diagnostic equipment. Professionals in the orthopedic field create entirely custom orthopedics from digital scans of the patient’s body. Especially important if a prosthetic fails in a patient’s body after the passage of time, custom implants must fit exactly and can be pre-contoured.With Solidscape, custom-designed implants can be developed directly from patient scans. The CAD design is then printed and cast into medical grade metal alloys for implantation into the patient’s body. By casting a CAD-designed part, fit is perfect every time without the need for doctors to make alterations while the patient lies on the operating table. This all insures the best quality and most appropriate treatment by doctors and surgeons. | ||
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| Solidscape’s wax printers allow unlimited design flexibility, keeping expenses down and safeguarding the exclusivity of the digital design. | ||
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| The Solidscape Solution | ||
| - Wax masters for lost-wax investment casting - Ease of use, repeatable, reliable - Low cost per master model produced - No material shrinkage - 100% casting yields - No post processing required | ||