Three-dimensional printing surgical instruments: are we there yet?

Three-dimensional printing has several significant advantages over traditional methods of production: simplification and acceleration of the production process, versatility, low cost and a few others. As a result, additive technologies have quickly become a highly promising area with great potential in many areas of human activity, finding more and more points of application. Medicine is no exception. The development of three-dimensional printing in the field of medicine can not only solve a few pressing health problems, but also stimulate the progress of technology. To date, three-dimensional medical printing is used in the following areas: individual prostheses both temporary and permanent wear, surgical instruments, simulation manuals for training medical students and preoperative training of surgeons. Of interest is the joint application of additive technologies with cellular technologies – bioprinting. Despite its great potential, this activity is not sufficiently regulated, which is a serious obstacle to its development. The introduction into practice of the principles proposed in this work of the device and functioning of a specialized service – laboratory of additive medical production – should solve this problem and contribute to the rapid development of medical three-dimensional printing in the Russian Federation.

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A novel fast disintegrating tablet fabricated by three‐dimensional printing

Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy ◽

10.1080/03639040903059359 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 00 (00) ◽

pp. 090730035508060-7

Author(s):

Deng-Guang Yu ◽

Chris Branford-White ◽

Yi-Cheng Yang ◽

Li-Min Zhu ◽

Edward William Welbeck ◽

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Keyword(s):

Three Dimensional ◽

Three Dimensional Printing ◽

Fast Disintegrating Tablet ◽

Dimensional Printing

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Development and initial porcine and cadaver experience with three-dimensional printing of endoscopic and laparoscopic equipment.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.718475764.793516604 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Mitchell Humphreys

Keyword(s):

Three Dimensional ◽

Three Dimensional Printing ◽

Laparoscopic Equipment ◽

Dimensional Printing

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Central ossifying fibroma of mandible

BMJ Case Reports ◽

10.1136/bcr-2020-239286 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (12) ◽

pp. e239286

Author(s):

Kumar Nilesh ◽

Prashant Punde ◽

Nitin Shivajirao Patil ◽

Amol Gautam

Keyword(s):

Fibrous Tissue ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Facial Asymmetry ◽

Ossifying Fibroma ◽

Mandible Reconstruction ◽

Three Dimensional Printing ◽

Osseous Lesion ◽

Large Size ◽

Dimensional Printing

Ossifying fibroma (OF) is a rare, benign, fibro-osseous lesion of the jawbone characterised by replacement of the normal bone with fibrous tissue. The fibrous tissue shows varying amount of calcified structures resembling bone and/or cementum. The central variant of OF is rare, and shows predilection for mandible among the jawbone. Although it is classified as fibro-osseous lesion, it clinically behaves as a benign tumour and can grow to large size, causing bony swelling and facial asymmetry. This paper reports a case of large central OF of mandible in a 40-year-old male patient. The lesion was treated by segmental resection of mandible. Reconstruction of the surgical defect was done using avascular fibula bone graft. Role of three-dimensional printing of jaw and its benefits in surgical planning and reconstruction are also highlighted.

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