A team of researchers at Louisiana Tech University has developed an innovative method for using affordable, consumer-grade 3D printers and materials to fabricate custom medical implants that can ...

The 3D custom-fit iUni knee replacement by ConforMIS complements the patient's anatomy. Like the treads on car tires, the all important cartilage within our knees is slowly wearing down. By the age of ...

Straumann and Sirona have joined forces to bring you Straumann CARES offering exclusively customised implant prosthetics for the Straumann Dental Implant System. The CARES service uses the customised ...

Forget your one-size-fits-all, screw-in-place, run-of-the-mill implants. The artificial teeth of the future will be custom-made in the same shape as the natural teeth they replace. That, at least, is ...

Researchers have developed a synthetic 'hyperelastic bone' that can be customized using a 3D-printer and implanted in the body to mend damaged bones. The flexible bone-grafting material not only ...

Advances in medical imaging and implant manufacturing are making it possible to tailor an implant to the patient receiving it, and using patient-specific rods in reconstructive surgery gives patients ...

Surgical design and planning with assistance from artificial intelligence (AI), coupled with 3D-printed personalized implants, from OsseoLabs Co., Ltd., is a viable solution to avoid the negative ...

A new line of custom PEEK-based skull implants, individually tailored to a patient’s cranium on the basis of CT scans, is coming to market after receiving Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval ...