Smart Molding International 1-2021

3D printing 28 smart_molding international 1/2021 Medical customers across the globe adopt Stratasys J750 Digital Anatomy 3D printer A year after the launch of its J750™ Digital Anatomy™ 3D printer, Stratasys Ltd. today announced it has successfully sold and installed the system at health - care institutions and medical service providers in major markets across the globe, including the United States, China, Italy, Spain, and Australia. Se - attle Children’s Hospital, VA Health Care System, Nicklaus Children’s Hos - pital in Miami, Medilife and BIO3D - Model in Italy, and Tknika and AIJU in Spain all recently turned to the in - novative new system to help improve patient care and accelerate medical innovation. The J750 Digital Anatomy 3D print - er produces anatomical models that mimic the actual feel, responsiveness, and biomechanics of human anatomy. Models can be punctured, sutured, cut, and physically manipulated like ac - tual human tissue. This capability mini - mizes the use of animals and cadavers for clinical trials and surgical training. Hospitals, healthcare institutions and medical schools can use these lifelike 3D models to improve clinical evalua - tion for a wide range of pathologies, as well as bring new medical devices to market faster. Seattle Children’s Hospital purchased a J750 Digital Anatomy 3D printer early this year and installed it in its new 3D Printing Lab. A major motivation for getting the printer was the ability to create very softmodels in-house to du - plicate things like airways, livers, and hearts. “The earliest prints using Tis - sueMatrix material were instrumental for understanding the optimal fit for a custom tracheostomy tube, something that would have been impossible with the best materials that we had access to only six months ago,” said Seth Friedman, Ph.D, Manager of Innova - tion Imaging and Simulation Model - ing in the Improvement and Innovation Department. “I believe that by making models in parallel to a patient’s care 3D-printed anatomical models replicate biomechanics of human anatomy to help improve training, transform surgical planning and bring new medical innovations to market faster.