How 3D Printing can Improve Healthcare Facilities?

Many 3D printed structures can also aid tissue growth or reproduce more complex cavities impossible to achieve using conventional injection molding or extrusion methods.

FREMONT, CA: Additive manufacturing (AM) is transforming a wide range of sectors, and healthcare is no exception. The demand for the 3D printed medical market is forecast to reach 26 billion dollars in the next two years, according to SME. Furthermore, the medical sector already accounts for a 17 percent of the overall AM industry, and this share is forecast to expand as more companies move beyond prototyping.

With 3D Printing, users can assist medical professionals in developing complex designs and geometries, allowing them to better respond to shortened delivery times and financial constraints, and providing functional connectivity — all while providing a more interactive patient care experience than ever before.

One of the most critical areas of growth opportunities in the medical industry is personalized healthcare. Users can appeal to the physiological and functional aspects of individual patients and medical personnel by using 3D printing to personalize items, equipment, and devices. Medical device manufacturers may make medical devices to patients' exact specifications.