HSS OPENING 3D PRINTING LAB FOR COMPLEX, PERSONALIZED ORTHO IMPLANTS (Orthopedics This Week)
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) will now have the capacity to do in-house additive manufacturing 3D printing facility for custom complex implants.
Italy (and now HSS)-based LimaCorporate will be the manufacturer of all devices designed and produced at this facility, which will be located near HSS on the Upper East Side. These devices are intended for the treatment of highly complex cases.
This innovative collaboration will set the stage to substantially increase the availability and speed of personalized orthopedic care for patients with complex orthopedic conditions in the United States.
Leonard Achan, R.N., M.A., A.N.P., chief innovation officer at HSS, explained OTW what types of complex cases they will be using the new 3D printing system with: “Complex cases can be anything that standard off the shelf implant systems are unable to address. In many circumstances the patients receiving these implants may have gone through many revisions in the past and they now require a specialized solution.”
“These are also cases that are incredibly challenging where pat...
