Medical Aakash Healthcare - Correcting Scoliosis Deformity View Medical Aakash Healthcare - Correcting Scoliosis Deformity A 12-year-old girl from Kyrgyzstan came to Aakash Healthcare, New Delhi because she suffered from a rare condition that affects approximately three children in every one hundred thousand called Progressive Scoliosis Dorsolumbar. Dorsal scoliosis affects the portion of the spine between the bottom of the neck and the top of the pelvis and causes a severe curvature. In her case, a 130 degree curve, in addition to pelvic misalignment caused by different-sized hips, was causing severe pain that left her unable to walk and was only getting worse.
Medical CHU de Brest - Improving Surgical Planning View Medical CHU de Brest - Improving Surgical Planning This case study is about the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Brest in western Brittany, France. For a long time, the hospital used traditional methods to produce preoperative models and had individual, more complex models produced by 3D printing service providers. Now, the CHU de Brest wanted to be able to print the models entirely by itself. Find out why the J5 MediJet® was the best solution for this!
Medical Creighton University - Medical Training for Breast Biopsies View Medical Creighton University - Medical Training for Breast Biopsies This use case is about Creighton University and its Department of Radiology, which was looking for a new way to create realistic models for breast biopsy training. Conventional methods could not provide the required realism. Discover how the J5 Digital Anatomy™ was able to fulfill this need!
Medical Florida Pedriatic Hospital - Growing Simulation Capabilities View Medical Florida Pedriatic Hospital - Growing Simulation Capabilities Being a pioneer in any endeavor takes courage and determination, but it also requires leadership and vision. It’s a path a Florida children’s hospital is forging. The medical director of the Center for Medical Simulation and Innovative Education at the hospital is an avowed proponent of 3D printing and sees this technology as essential for research and education for the sake of improved care. “When I came here, this was part of my goal, to be able to utilize 3D printing as exactly that; a tool to help improve outcomes for patients and the education for clinicians.”
Dental Glidewell Dental - Leveling up Productivity View Dental Glidewell Dental - Leveling up Productivity This use case is about Glidewell Dental, one of the largest manufacturers of crowns, bridges, dentures, implants, and more for dentists around the world. When it came to surgical guides, Glidewell Dental had the challenge that their old printing equipment caused inconsistency and thus residue. Find out how the J3 DentaJet™ was able to overcome this challenge!
Medical Hirsh Prototypes - Serial Production for Medical Industry View Medical Hirsh Prototypes - Serial Production for Medical Industry For more than 40 years, Hirsh Prototypes, an Israel-based service bureau, has primarily focused on high-quality rapid prototyping and low-volume serial production for medical device companies. “We manufacture parts for medical equipment such as endoscopes or catheters.” says Nadav Hirsh, mechanical engineer and CTO of Hirsh Prototypes. “Each medical customer has their own quality system, and we want to tailor our services to meet their specific needs,” explains Dor Yaakobi, the head of SLA department at Hirsh.
Medical Institute of Cancer Research - Developing a Cancer Treatment View Medical Institute of Cancer Research - Developing a Cancer Treatment Craig Cummings, an engineer who has devoted his work to cancer research since 1988, runs the 3D print lab at The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and its clinical partner, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, as its research and design workshop manager in London. Craig oversees a team of four, manufacturing a range of medical instruments, phantoms, and devices. He works alongside researchers such as Amin Mirza, an analytical chemist who has worked with Craig since 2000, to support the ICR’s and The Royal Marsden’s cancer research and treatment development.
Dental New England Orthodontic Laboratory - Game-changing Model Making View Dental New England Orthodontic Laboratory - Game-changing Model Making During a visit with Christian Saurman, the CEO of NEO Lab, the Stratasys® team wanted to learn how our technologies could make the day-to-day easier for their 120 employees who work with about 3,000 orthodontic and pediatric dental clinics around the country. Saurman explained how time-consuming and messy it is to create acrylic devices using a traditional separator liquid because it requires careful application and it tends to bleed around the model. It also takes longer to dry and because it’s hard to remove the appliance from the model, the model can easily crack.
Dental Nexus Dental Laboratory - Eliminating IPA from Post-Processing View Dental Nexus Dental Laboratory - Eliminating IPA from Post-Processing 3D printing technology plays a crucial role in the Nexus Dental Lab workflow, enabling the company to produce higher quality dental restorations and models more efficiently than ever before. However, they faced several challenges with resin removal using isopropyl alcohol (IPA), as this process was not only time-consuming and inconsistent, but also unsustainable and dangerous for employees. Discover how the DEMI 400™ was able to solve this problem in this use case!
Medical Nicklaus Children's Hospital - Saving a young patient's Life View Medical Nicklaus Children's Hospital - Saving a young patient's Life At Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, the Cardiovascular Surgery Advanced Projects Laboratory (APL) uses a range of digital 3D technologies, including Stratasys® 3D printers, to visualize anatomy and plan surgical procedures for pediatric patients. A previous case study featured Nicklaus Children’s application of 3D printing to help repair a child’s heart, showing the great potential using of anatomical models in clinical settings. The latest Nicklaus Children’s success story involves planning a life-saving operation for Roy, an 8-year-old boy with a difficult-to-treat tumour.
Dental OkMOM - Providing Patients in need View Dental OkMOM - Providing Patients in need The Oklahoma Mission of Mercy (OkMOM) is a two-day free dental clinic that provides treatment to patients who lack insurance or adequate insurance or who would not normally have access to dental care. Find out how partnering with Stratasys® has helped treat more patients in less time in this use case!
Dental Oxy Implant - Digital Implantation Process View Dental Oxy Implant - Digital Implantation Process Since it was established in 1990, Oxy Implant has stayed at the forefront of digitalization as it has become a larger part of the overall dental industry. With the industry’s paradigm putting the prosthesis at the center of the rehabilitation plan, the best practice workflows must run backwards from the desired prosthetic outcome to develop a plan for achieving this goal. To respond to this change, Biomec began to work on implant fixtures with designs optimized for this type of working philosophy. An implant line was developed that exclusively accommodates the needs of digital implantology, the Fixo™ Line.
Dental Posca Brothers - Digitalizing the Dental Workflow View Dental Posca Brothers - Digitalizing the Dental Workflow A dental laboratory based in Long Beach, California, was one of the first labs to adopt TrueDent™, Stratasys®’ new resin for 3D printing of dentures and temporary crowns and bridges. The lab, Posca Brothers, is run by owners Alex Posca, President, and AJ Posca, who serves as the Vice President and Director of Operations and was founded by their grandfather. “After 65 years of servicing dental professionals, I am part of the third generation responsible for running this laboratory and ushering it into the digital and 3D printing age,” AJ explained.
Dental Protec Dental - Boosting Production and Cutting Costs View Dental Protec Dental - Boosting Production and Cutting Costs Protec Dental Laboratories has grown since its founding in 1973 to become one of Canada's largest full-service dental laboratories. This development has come about in particular through a constant eye on technological changes, which has always kept Protec Dental at the cutting edge of dental care. Find out how the Origin One Dental has improved dental care even further!
Medical Proteo - Gamechanger for 3D Printed Prosthetics View Medical Proteo - Gamechanger for 3D Printed Prosthetics Proteo is a Polish company specialising in patient-specific exoprostheses. Proteo is one of the first companies to successfully apply 3D printing, CAD modelling and 3D scanning to lower limb prostheses. The DuoSocket prosthesis marks the next stage in the development of the company's products, with which Proteo aims to revolutionise the manufacture of prostheses worldwide. Discover how AMT's de-noising solution was able to support this goal in this use case.
Dental PS Dentallabor Linz - Revolutionizing Dental Care View Dental PS Dentallabor Linz - Revolutionizing Dental Care Established more than 20 years ago, PS Dental Laboratory Linz is a leading expert in the production of dental prosthetics in Linz, Austria. In response to feedback from dentists and dental labs, the dental lab invested in new digital equipment and technology, including 3D printing. Over the past few years, the dental lab has become an expert in 3D printing for dental models, but it lacked the layer accuracy and full-color printing capabilities needed to produce customized dental models.
Dental Renew Dental - Bringing Smiles back with TrueDent™ View Dental Renew Dental - Bringing Smiles back with TrueDent™ Renew Dental in Phoenix, Arizona, offers patients high-quality dental care, including TrueDent™ dentures. Candice Baier-Gregory came to Renew Dental for precisely these dentures, as her traditionally manufactured dentures did not provide the stability she needed to smile with confidence in her daily life. Find out how TrueDent™ finally provided the patient with perfectly fitting dentures!
Medical SDU Hospital - Improving Planning and Research View Medical SDU Hospital - Improving Planning and Research This case study is about the University Hospital of the Syddansk Universite, often abbreviated as SDU. After setting up an in-house 3D printing lab a few years ago to produce medical models, the hospital was looking for a new solution to create models with multiple materials, without using labor-intensive conventional methods. Discover why the J5 MediJet® was the ideal solution for SDU.
Dental Schollmeier Dental - Consistency and Safety View Dental Schollmeier Dental - Consistency and Safety Schollmeier Dental is a renowned dental laboratory based in Hannover, Germany, and employs a team of around 80 professionals. As Schollmeier Dental looked further into 3D printing technology, the challenge of efficient post-processing became apparent. Discover how Schollmeier Dental used the DEMI 400™ for this in this use case!
