Healthcare Revolution with 3D Printing

Did you know the utterly ordinary looking small and black cup paved a way for healthcare revolution? Chuck Hall manufactured this tiny eye wash cup with the help of the world’s first-ever 3D printer. Today, 3D printing is recognized as genesis of innovation and direly needed relief in the Healthcare Industry.

3D printing (3DP) is deliberated as a revolution for creating customized implants and prosthetics, organ and tissue fabrication, pharmaceutical research relating to drug discovery, delivery, and dosage forms, etc.

3DP process automated manufacturing of hearing aids. 10 million 3D printed hearing aids were reported to be in circulation worldwide during 2013. The Institute of Physiology and Pathology in Poland uses 3DP for modeling and teaching purposes.

In dentistry, 3DP rapidly produces orthodontic appliances, bridges, crowns, and aligners. 3D scans took over the uncomfortable impressions, creating user-friendly 3D Models and a full range of personalized orthodontic appliances.