#Product Trends
Metal 3D Printing in Titanium Medical( Orthopedic & Dentistry * Implants)
HBD-100/HBD-150/HBD-280
3D printing has the characteristics of free shaping, and has unique advantages in the rapid and accurate manufacturing of porous and complex microstructure implants. It is beneficial to reduce patient waiting time and improve the quality of surgery. It also solves traditional general-purpose and standard implants. It is difficult to meet the clinical needs of the device shape mismatch, so it has been rapidly developed in the biomedical field, mainly used in the repair of hard tissues such as dentistry, orthopedics and craniofacial surgery and the replacement medical hard implant market.
The research on the raw materials of 3D printed orthopedic implants mainly focuses on two categories: PEEK (polyether ether ketone) and titanium and titanium alloys. Titanium metal has high specific strength, low elastic modulus similar to cortical bone, low density, high corrosion resistance and good biocompatibility, so it is used as trauma bone nail plate, knee/hip joint prosthesis and Spinal implants are widely used in the field of orthopedic implants.
Due to the unique advantages of 3D printing technology and the good biocompatibility and mechanical properties of titanium itself, 3D printing of titanium orthopedic implants has been extensively developed in the past 10 years. At present, major global medical device companies have launched their own 3D printed orthopedic implant products, including prostheses such as hip joint, knee joint, spine, craniomaxillofacial and other prostheses. Among them, the 3D printed titanium alloy orthopedic implant products on the market in China are 3D printed acetabular cups and artificial vertebral bodies. And spine interbody fusion cage, and metal bone trabecular AVN reconstruction system. In particular, the 3D printed artificial vertebral body that was approved by the CFDA in 2016 was the world's first case, marking my country's leading position in the field of 3D printed implants.
