通过使用Stratasys Objet Eden350V 3D Printer,Queen Elizabeth Hospitalin Birmingham, UK are saving three to four hours in surgical time per surgery, and costs are reduced by up to £20,000 per operation.
The hospital had previously outsourced its 3D printing requirements and have now installed an in-house 3D printer to facilitate life-changing maxillofacial surgeries. According to Stratasys 3D printing has, “彻底改变了许多部门的外科手术程序。这包括上颌面（脸和下颌）；烧伤和塑料；耳朵，鼻子和喉咙；和神经外科单位。”
通过3D打印节省大量成本
Stefan Edmondson, Consultant Maxillofacial Prosthetist at the hospital said, “在我们的Stratasys 3D打印机上内部生产栩栩如生的医疗模型的能力可节省大约三到四个小时或每次手术时间，每小时每小时5,000英镑的手术室时间，这是一个可节省的成本。”
The maxillofacial prosthetic team converts patients’ CT scans into highly accurate 3D printed replica models, bone replacement parts or metal prosthetic plates that are customized to the exact specification of each patient.
”If we need to remove bone from a patient’s face, we can produce an exact 3D printed model to develop the cutting guides,”埃德蒙森解释道。”This process results in more efficient clinical outcomes and saves the hospital, patient and medical practitioner valuable time and associated costs。”
除了促进手术切割指南的生产以加快非常高级的程序，Stratasys Polyjet 3D打印“雷竞技官网登录allows surgeons to practice surgeries on true-to-life 3D printed anatomical models. This provides invaluable insight into procedural outcomes and helps minimize risks。”
Solutions for physicians
Stratasys医疗保健解决方案总经理Scott Rader说：“伊丽莎白女王医院在手术计划中使用3D打印方面的进步非常出色。”
Stratasys指出了这种用例，以明确证明3D打印能够使医生更好地计划，练习和确定最佳手术方法。在当前的运营环境中，医生需要可以节省时间和金钱的解决方案，同时还可以提高护理质量。伊丽莎白女王的3D打印实施实现了这些目标。
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Featured image shows the hospital’s Stratasys Objet Eden350V 3D Printer and Consultant Maxillofacial Prosthetist Stefan Edmondson. Photo via Stratasys.
