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How Knee Guides Can Maximize Surgical Efficiency in Ambulatory Centers

Nele Daemen
October 27, 2021
How Knee Guides Can Maximize Surgical Efficiency in Ambulatory Centers

Personalized knee guides hold the potential to reduce costs and treat more patients at an ambulatory center in a single day without additionally burdening the hospital’s staff. 

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Knee Guides Precisely Execute Personalized TKA Alignment

Nele Daemen
October 01, 2021
Knee Guides Precisely Execute Personalized TKA Alignment

Improving TKA procedures for patients: how personalized knee guides offer the required precision to execute any alignment philosophy while being a cost-effective and easily accessible technology.  

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How Automation Helped FEops Accelerate Structural Heart Planning

Karen De Leener, Jonathan Cooper
September 29, 2021
How Automation Helped FEops Accelerate Structural Heart Planning

FEops has grown from a small academic spin-off to an internationally recognized team of almost 40, with its latest CE-marked structural heart planning service available in the EU, UK, Canada, and Australia. But such growth does not come without its challenges. We spoke with co-founder and CTO Peter Mortier to learn how the FEops team used automated tools within the Mimics Innovation Suite to meet these challenges.

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Personalization at Scale: How Are We Going to Increase Adoption?

Brigitte de Vet
August 05, 2021
Personalization at Scale: How Are We Going to Increase Adoption?

For 30 years, Materialise has championed the uptake of personalization in healthcare. But how are we going to increase adoption? Brigitte De Vet, VP of Materialise Medical, explains. 

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Why Enabling Technology Is Critical for Personalized Knee Alignment

Tais Casemiro Zago
August 02, 2021
Why Enabling Technology Is Critical for Personalized Knee Alignment

Personalized alignment for TKA has grown in popularity in recent years, with the aim of improving outcomes for patients. In this article, we discuss why enabling technologies, such as 3D preoperative planning and surgical guides, are considered critical to the success of a personalized knee alignment. 

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3D Technology in Fetal Medicine: An Interview with Dr. Heron Werner

Zuleynt Quevedo Roa, Polliane Carvalho
July 15, 2021
3D Technology in Fetal Medicine: An Interview with Dr. Heron Werner

We are happy to share the experience and research of Dr. Heron Werner, a specialist in fetal medicine, imaging, obstetrics and gynecology. Read this interview to learn about the contributions that 3D technology has generated, through our Mimics software, in his research on complex fetal malformations.

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The 3D Technology Behind NYU Langone’s Groundbreaking Double Hand and Face Transplant

Alex Pinkie
July 02, 2021
Surgeons and nurses in the operating room during a double hand and face transplant

The value of 3D technology in solving complex medical cases is unparalleled. With the help of Materialise's CLEs, 3D planning, and 3D guides, a team of clinicians at NYU Langone Health successfully performed a double hand and face transplant, giving Joe DiMeo a new chance at life. 

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Advantages of Personalized CMF Solutions for Surgical Interventions

Tais Casemiro Zago
June 03, 2021
Advantages of Personalized CMF Solutions for Surgical Interventions

We spoke to Dr. Thomas Schouman, a Maxillofacial Surgeon working at APHP-Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital at Sorbonne University in Paris, about his invaluable experience on being at the forefront of personalized CMF solutions and the advantages of this technology.  

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8 Rules of MDR for Point-of-Care 3D Printing Facilities

Beatriz Dominguez Gonzalez
May 25, 2021
Surgeon and Radiologist Discussing InPrint Bone Model

As of May 26, 2021, the new MDR will be fully applicable. This handy infographic explains the key points you need to know, with a focus on medical device 3D printing.

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University Hospitals Leuven Consolidates 3D Expertise in a Centralized Point-of-Care Lab

Siobhan McGonigle
April 19, 2021
Centralized 3D Printing Lab Consolidates Hospitals’ Expertise

Point-of-Care 3D Printing wasn’t a new concept for University Hospitals Leuven, but with 3D visualization and printing expertise scattered across its clinical departments, the hospital decided to harness the knowledge and amplify its reach by establishing a centralized 3D printing lab. 

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