工业3D打印机制造商Stratasyshas partnered with digital services firmRicoh USAto provide point-of-care 3D printed anatomic modeling services to healthcare facilities.
该合作伙伴关系将使Stratasys的3D打印技术集成到Ricoh USA的RICOH 3D，以进行医疗保健工作流程，以增加对医疗设施和临床医生的3D印刷医学模型的访问。该产品旨在消除希望经营3D打印设施的医疗保健提供者的人员，培训要求和预算限制之类的障碍。
“To date, access to anatomical models at point-of-care locations has been limited to large hospitals and healthcare facilities,” said Gary Turner, Managing Director of Ricoh 3D for Healthcare. “Our cost-effective solution expands access for healthcare providers of all sizes.
“By partnering with Stratasys, through an integration with IBM Watson Health and our ongoing commitment to innovation, we are able to provide these models to any facility using IBM iConnect Access.”
3D printing anatomical models
解剖模型是更多已建立的3D打印申请在医疗保健领域，许多医疗中心和医院已经运营着自己的内部3D打印设施。
When combined with 3D scanning and X-ray technologies, 3D printed anatomical models can provide a far more accessible and individualized alternative to cadavers, and can also aid surgeons in better preparing for upcoming invasive surgeries and in turn improve treatment success rates.
3D printing technologies can also produce anatomical models withpreviously unattainable degrees of color fidelity, while节省三到四个小时的手术时间and up to £20,000 per operation in some cases.
Stratasys的解剖3D打印功能
Anatomical models created by Stratasys’ 3D printing technology have aided healthcare providers in improving their surgical preparedness and allowed medical device manufacturers to conduct testing and train medical professionals on new devices.
The company’s J750 Digital Anatomy 3D Printer is capable of producing biomechanically accurate models that replicate porous bone structures, fibrotic tissue, ligaments, and soft cardiology tissues. The printer leverages three specialized materials developed by Stratasys; TissueMatrix for replicating heart tissue, GelMatrix support material for use inside the model’s cavities, and BoneMatrix for replicating bone structures.
自2016年最初推出以来，J750的功能一直致力于生产解剖模型，并受到Stratasys PolyJet Technologn提供的质量和颜色范围的支持。2019年，J750收到了全球色局验证Pantone, which led to Stratasys integrating the standards provider’s color management system into the printer’s workflow. Shortly after, the firm released amedical upgrade to the J750, and released to the public the J750 Digital Anatomy 3D Printer.
In December 2020, Stratasys进一步提高了J750数字解剖打印机的功能to include biomechanically accurate orthopedic applications such as bones and ligaments.
Stratasys’ technology offering for anatomical models doesn’t end there, with the firm having launched itsnew, full-color J5 MediJet 3D printerin June this year. The J5 MediJet is designed specifically for medical applications, including patient-specific anatomical models and surgical guides, and is compatible with a wide array of sterilizable and biocompatible 3D printing resins.
The Ricoh 3D for Healthcare platform
RICOH 3D用于医疗保健是一种端到端的工作流程，旨在简化解剖模型的设计，开发和生产。工作流程利用updated IBM iConnect Access诊断和医疗图像交换平台IBM Watson Health, the healthcare arm of technology consultancyIBM.
RICOH USA和IBM WATSON HEALTH今年早些时候合作，将未来3D打印功能的基础集成到该平台中，这将使IBM Iconnect Access用户能够直接从平台上使用患者医学成像数据，从而使IBM Iconnect Access用户能够从平台上使用3D打印式的解剖模型。通过与Stratasys的新合作关系，RICOH USA将使用J750数字解剖结构和J5 Medijet 3D打印机来创建为其Healthcare Platform的Ricoh 3D生产的型号。雷电竞app下载
医疗保健平台的RICOH 3D目前可以通过两种不同的途径向医疗保健提供者使用。首先是一个护理点选项，Stratasys打印机与Ricoh USA的托管服务人员在现场结合使用，以管理整个印刷过程，这与公司的质量管理系统和良好的制造实践一致。
The second option is an on-demand service whereby providers can order and have anatomical models 3D printed and shipped directly to them. Both options are HIPAA compliant and reportedly easy for medical staff to use.
Through their various partnerships, Stratasys, Ricoh USA and IBM Watson Health are seeking to overcome many of the barriers facing healthcare providers looking to run their own 3D printing facility, such as budget and staffing issues, training requirements, and HIPAA, quality and IT compliance. By overcoming these entry barriers, the partners hope to improve the accessibility of 3D printed, patient-specific anatomical models at the point of care.
“Through our partnership with Ricoh we are giving healthcare institutions the opportunity to access patient care tools that they may not have previously had access to,” said Scott Drikakis, Healthcare Segment Leader for Stratasys. “With Ricoh 3D for Healthcare, providers can easily generate 3D printed models of patient specific anatomy using state of the art technology, through an on-site managed services or on-demand approach.
“This will demonstrate the clinical and economic benefits of anatomic models, while streamlining the historical challenges of establishing 3D printing programs in hospitals.”
Subscribe to the3D打印行业newsletterfor the latest news in additive manufacturing. You can also stay connected by following us onTwitterand liking us onFacebook.
Looking for a career in additive manufacturing? Visit3D Printing Jobsfor a selection of roles in the industry.
Subscribe to ourYouTube频道for the latest 3D printing video shorts, reviews and webinar replays.
特色图片显示脊柱的解剖模型印在Stratasys J750数字解剖打印机上。通过商业电线照片。
