| The state-of-the-art 3D Printing Center of Excellence, a collaboration between 3D printing giant Stratasys and SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, officially began operations.  The facility, which specializes in pediatric academic medicine, is already equipped with a J750 3D printer from Stratasys, which SSM Hospital will primarily use to make realistic anatomical models for patients and then use the models to help doctors plan surgeries The J750 is the best choice for making this type of model because it uses the advanced PolyJet technology to print not only a wide range of colors and textures but also different materials that are hard and soft. "The use of 3D printing not only made surgery faster and more efficient but also increased physician confidence," said Alexander Lin, MD, a center co-founder and plastic surgeon at SSM. "In a recent cranial defect surgery, We made the perfect bone graft with a 3D printed guide that exactly matched the skull defect, completing the procedure quickly and successfully, which in the past was not only time consuming and risky. Scott Rader, general manager of healthcare solutions at Stratasys, said: "To fully recognize Dr. Lim's vision of optimal care, there is a need to increase collaboration, develop standards and develop best practices between the industry and leading organizations. The facility can be the gold standard that validates 'all medical practices that can be done using 3D printing technology.' Source: South Polar Bear 3D Print |
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