3d systems' solution enables world's first facial implant manufacturing at point-of-care

Rock hill, s.c., april 08, 2025 (globe newswire) -- today, 3d systems (nyse: ddd) announced that in collaboration with the university hospital basel (switzerland) the company's unique point-of-care additive manufacturing solution has been used to design and produce the world's first medical device regulation (mdr)-compliant 3d-printed peek facial implant. prof. florian thieringer and dr. neha sharma, together with their team of biomedical engineers, successfully designed and manufactured a custom device to address a patient's unique need using 3d systems technology and product manufacturing expertise. they used this implant as part of a successful surgery completed at the hospital on march 18, 2025. production of the first mdr-compliant facial implant was completed using vestakeep® i4 3df peek by evonik on 3d systems' ext 220 med. the cleanroom-based architecture of the printer and simplified post-processing workflows enable the efficient production of patient-specific medical devices directly at the hospital.
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