3D printing transforms hospital surgeries

Posted on 2 May 2017 by Jonny Williamson

Life-changing surgeries at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham are being greatly improved by the addition of Polyjet 3D printing technology from Stratasys.

The in-house 3D Printer enables the creation of exact replicas of the patient’s anatomy and allows customised fittings and pre-bending of plates – image courtesy of Stratasys. Stratasys’ Objet Eden350V 3D Printer is being used to produce customised models for pre-surgical preparations, enabling a reduction of up to 93% in surgical planning…

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