The Stratasys companies And 'Materialize' is now committed to providing diverse XNUMXD printing systems for hospitals and doctors, in order for them to build anatomical structures, already at the place of treatment itself
In addition to creating the medical models printed in XNUMXD, the Stratsys company is expanding the printers and materials unit, in collaboration with the Materialize company, as part of the latter's printing and reproduction software and with the approval of the US Food and Drug Administration.
The end result is the most versatile XNUMXD printing system ever created for hospitals and doctors. This promotes the production of life-like anatomical models for a specific patient, for diagnostic purposes in conjunction with other tools and expert clinical judgment.
Poly-Jet printing technology, characterized by solutions with a wide range of colors and materials, now includes the 735J 750J 30D printers and the high performance XNUMXD printer – ObjetXNUMX Prime. Materialize's mimicry software is the first, and as of today the only, XNUMXD printing software approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the creation of patient anatomical models. The software was designed in a way that would allow doctors and hospitals to leverage XNUMXD printing instead of the treatment itself. In this way, a reliable and authoritative source will be created for use when planning analyzes and for interdisciplinary communication.
Eyal Miller, head of the medical-business department of 'Stratasis': "In medical history, surgical planning relied on XNUMXD imaging which required doctors to reproduce in a mental way only, the anatomical structure of the patient. However, XNUMXD printing has developed the required accessibility, by placing an exact replica of the patient's anatomy in the doctor's hands. Our collaboration with Materialize is a significant step in developing the potential of this technology - for the benefit of the patient," according to Mr. Eyal Miller, head of Stratasys' medical-business department." Today, every XNUMXD printer used by a hospital, among other things for the purposes of medical models, is equipped with software solution add-ons approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
In March 2018, Materialize's printing mimicry was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration and thus, according to the company's reports, it constitutes the total and comprehensive 510D printing solution for nineties for anatomical models and the only one with section 1976K (approval granted by the Food and Drug Administration the American that proves that a product or software is equivalent to a product approved before XNUMX). From the list of the top twenty hospitals across the US, as ranked in the 'United States and World News' report, sixteen hospitals have implemented a medical XNUMXD printing system using the reproduction technology of the 'Materialize' company.
Brian Crutchfield, Vice President and General Manager of Materialize North America: "Thanks to the validation and certification process of Stratasys' XNUMXD printing technology, we provide doctors and hospitals with improved access to high-quality anatomical models for the benefit of patients' personal well-being. Adding printers with multiple colors and materials to the list of verified printers is designed to allow healthcare providers to implement multi-purpose offers that can support the most complex cases and a wide variety of surgical specialties - all in one printer. Materialize takes a hardware-agnostic approach to software development and offers a flexible partnership with leading companies in the field of XNUMXD printers, such as - Stratsys - a company committed to handling the demands of the medical community."
The Stratsys 750J/735J XNUMXD printers are able to develop very complex models using several textures, combining soft and hard materials, in order to imitate human tissue. The unique combination of transparency with multiple color re-creation ensures that practitioners will be able to discern anatomy, delve into critical structures within a replica organ and create realistic representations of every bone, tissue and organ.
Stratasys' Objet30 Prime XNUMXD printer is an efficient and cost-effective desktop platform that provides a starting point for hospitals looking for a local printing solution - without compromising on quality, resolution or accuracy. The versatile offering supports a variety of anatomical models and applications, including orthopedics, cardiac, neurosurgery and other uses for imaging, surgical planning, training and education.
