XJet, an Israeli 3D printer manufacturer, has sold a卡梅尔14003D printertoMarvel Medtech, aWisconsin-based medical device manufacturer specializing in cancer treatment.
Dror Danai, CBO of XJet, said, “With over 500,000 women dying from breast cancer every year, and with 40,000 of those in the USA alone, Marvel Medtech’s solution has truly transformative potential in the healthcare industry.”
“We were delighted to offer the Carmel 1400 in solving their production issues, and we are very proud to play our part in bringing this life-saving technology to market.”
Guided MRI for cancer treatment
Marvel Medtechhas developed an interactive MRI system called Solada. It is a robotic system which allows intervention inside the MRI imaging bore.研究人员分类these kinds of robots as surgical computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) robots, distinct from ‘surgical assistant robots’.
A CAD/CAM robot is a surgical guidance system which requires human intervention. For example, in case of a biopsy, despite the guidance of a robot the biopsy needle will still have to be probed by a physician.
Marvel Medtechcalls Solada an interactive Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guided Intervention (iMR-IGI). The device enables real-time monitoring and guidance of probes for surgical procedures inside the MRI scanner.
For now, Marvel Medtech is focused on developing Solada for breast biopsy only.So far, the medical company has raised $2,500,000 which includes $2 million in grants from theNational Cancer Institute(NCI) andNational Institutes of Health(NIH)。
3D printed cryotherapy probe
奇迹医学技术获得了卡梅尔1400年机器cause it is capable of 3D printing precise and complex ceramic objects with soluble supports. The Carmel 1400 machine will be used to 3D print aceramic cryotherapy probe for the Solada robotic system. The probe will help destroy tumorous breast cancer cells.
Marvel Medtech总裁Ray Harter解释说：“ MRI扫描仪内部使用的工具必须与严格的安全指南兼容，并且至关重要，不要破坏图像质量。因为它们是最绝缘的材料之一，所以ceramics are an ideal material to achieve this.”
哈特继续说：“但是，我们找不到能够准确并有效地生产我们的陶瓷探针的基于陶瓷的3D打印机。这就是为什么我们采用XJET的Carmel 1400解决方案的原因。”
Fight against cancer
3D printing in the medical field is having a significant impact, especially in the fight against cancer. Treatments that were limited before due to complex tools not being available are now more effective. Such examples include3D printed bolus用于治疗医学，full-body phantom和presurgical models.
Now, Xjet’s Carmel 3D printer will make another marvel in medicine achievable which once was perhaps improbable, if not impossible.
Danai said, “This application is a great example of how our unique ceramic 3D printing technology can enable manufacturers to overcome the limitations of traditional ceramic production. Indeed, we believe that XJet NPJ opens the door for the invention and production of many new products and tools to answer some of mankind’s biggest challenges, and we’re excited to see how it will impact our lives in the future.”
XJet is atRAPID + TCT 2019. Visit booth 1103 to see what the Carmel 1400 3D printer can do.
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特色图像显示了在Carmel 1400上打印的齿轮3D。图片通过XJET/Twitter图像。
