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Just In Time Implants: New Australian Project Will Use 3D Printing and Robotic Surgery in Bone Cancer Treatment http://ift.tt/2zjKXeQ Global medical device manufacturing company Stryker fully committed to 3D printing technology in 2016, and over the past year has been making good on that commitment, with new partnerships and 3D printed medical products. Now, the company is funding a five-year research project in Australia, worth over AUD$12.1 million, between St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), RMIT University, and the Australian government that could advance tumor surgery using 3D printing technology. The research project is called “Just in time implants,” and the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) is co-funding the work with AUD$2.36 million in cash. The collaboration will combine advanced manufacturing, robotic surgery, and 3D printing to make custom implants for patients suffering from bone cancer.
Chuter explained that research innovation in manufacturing can help create not only better products, but also better processes and services.
The novel process that the research team is working to develop is set to “dramatically improve patient and healthcare outcomes,” says the IMCRC, as it will change how physicians go about treating bone cancer and the resulting tumors; while the process the Australian researchers are developing may be new, using 3D printing technology to help understand and treat bone cancer is not.
Additionally, the process is representative of a major change in how these types of implants are designed and built, and bespoke local manufacturing, along with a shift in the way the implants are supplied, could arise from the collaborative research project.
The impact and future results of the five-year research project are far-reaching – according to Professor Emmanuel Josserand, the Director of the Centre for Business and Social Innovation at UTS, this work will also influence the Australian economy and business, as it works on switching to more advanced manufacturing methods.
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