What is 3D Printing for Medical Use? 3D printing (3DP) or additive manufacturing is a process of making three-dimensional solid objects from a computer model. In the process an object is created by laying down successive layers of material until the object is created. Each of these layers can be seen as a thinly sliced cross-section of the object. 3D printing can quickly produce complex shapes using less material and fewer machining than traditional manufacturing methods. In the medical field, 3D anatomic models are printed based on patients’ imaging results, such as CT or MRI scans.

Current Biomechanics Projects The Development of VKASS: A Virtual Knee Anatomy and Surgery System Expand Content Principal Investigator: Jim Chen Co-investigators: Jihui Li, Mark Theiss, Craig Cheifetz Funded by: Inova-GMU Research Grant Virtual surgery simulators have been widely accepted in resident training of arthroscopic, laparoscopic, and endoscopic surgeries. Research has indicated that these simulators can significantly improve resident skills, reduce the related training cost and improve the quality of healthcare.

Inova Advanced 3D Technology Laboratory was established to create an environment where research, education and collaboration integrate to foster novel ideas in basic science that can translate to the clinical arena and ultimately impact patient care. Many of our services, such as patient-specific surgical planning and 3D prototyping, are not reimbursable by Medicare, Medicaid and health insurance companies.

What is Extended reality (XR)? Extended reality (XR) is an umbrella term of Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR). It refers to all real-and-virtual combined environments generated by computer. Users can immerse themselves in and communicate with the environments. XR is a disruptive technology may significantly change the horizon of patient care, medical research and education.

3D Printers Stratasys Objet500 printer can produce a high accuracy model with multi-color and multi-property materials. The colors include clear, white, cyan, magenta, black, yellow and so on. The material properties range from rubber to rigid, transparent to opaque, and standard to biocompatible. Objet500 is the option for complex anatomic models or medical training models. It has a maximum build area of 490 x 390 x 200 mm (19.3 x 15.4 x 7.9 in.). Envision One cDLM printer can print flexible to rigid, standard to biocompatible materials.

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