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Printed Heart Models Listed as Class 1 Medical Devices

October 27, 2014 · Materialise's HeartPrint 3D printed heart models are now classified as Class 1 medical devices.

Healthy Medical 3D Printing Market

October 21, 2014 · The medical 3D printing market was $354.5 million in 2012, but will grow at a CAGR of 15.4% to reach $965.5 million in 2019.

PrintAlive Bioprinter Offers New Hope for Burn Victims

October 1, 2014 · A group of students at the University of Toronto have advanced the technology of skin replacement surgery with the PrintAlive Bioprinter.

FDA Holds 3D Printing Workshop

September 18, 2014 · The FDA will hold a forum on the technical challenges associated with 3D printing in the medical device field October 8-9 at the agency's White Oak Campus in Silver Spring, MD.

Homemade 3D-Printed Prosthetic Cost Just $100

September 2, 2014 · A DIY project cost Howard Kamarata three of his fingers, so it's fitting that another dedicated and enterprising DIYer would help replace them using a 3D printer and some supplies from the hardware store.

Medical 3D Printing Expands in the UK

September 1, 2014 · Replica 3DM expands medical 3D printing services to 12 new UK hospitals.

FDA Approves 3D Printed Facial Reconstruction Implant

August 25, 2014 · Oxford Performance Materials has added facial reconstruction to the list of medical devices built using 3D printing.

3D Printing Helps Improve Cancer Treatment

August 13, 2014 · A research team is investigating the use of 3D printing as part of modulated electron radiation therapy.

3D Printing Speeds Development of Comfortable Crutches

July 24, 2014 · Georgia Tech University students have launched Better Walk, which uses 3D printing to personalize crutches for comfort.

3D Printing Aids Tumor-Removal Surgery

July 15, 2014 · Surgeons in Barcelona used 3D printing to create a model of a tumor and the surrounding tissues in order to remove the tumor from a five-year-old boy.

National Institutes of Health Launches 3D Print Exchange

June 23, 2014 · The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) have launched a 3D Print Exchange webpage devoted to providing easier access to existing 3D models, and as a platform for new developments.

Robohand Expands Prosthetic Options

May 20, 2014 · Robohand was founded to provide people with the opportunity to experience the democratization of prosthetics.

FDA To Host Public Workshop for Medical Additive Manufacturing

May 19, 2014 · In order to assist manufacturers employing 3D printing for medical usage, the FDA has announced it will host a public workshop

Working Bioprinted Heart on the Horizon

May 16, 2014 · Researchers at the University of Louisville are created 3D bioprinted components of the human heart.

Drexel University Leverages 3D Printing for Cancer Research

May 9, 2014 · Researchers at Drexel University have begun to use 3D printers to artificially manufacture cancerous tumors.


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