"After applying the technology of 3D printing, the preoperative doctor can simulate and then operate. For heart surgery, at least half of the time can be saved in the future. For children, the original heart surgery can not be too long, so that surgery The success rate can be greatly increased." Liu Jin, the chief physician of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, said in an interview.
Part of the "precision medicine", the medical application of 3D printing is no longer limited to simple bone and limb printing, and complex heart and blood vessel printing is gradually falling. Medical applications of 3D printing are moving from dreams to reality, and medical beauty has entered clinical applications.
Recently, Shanghai Children's Medical Center announced that it will jointly establish the first “Pediatric 3D Digital Medical Research Center†with the world's 3D printing software service provider, Materialise, Belgium, to combine 3D digital medical research with 3D printing technology for pathological models. Production, play a role in clinical medical teaching and display, pathological mapping and the establishment of sample libraries.
Before surgery, the cardiothoracic surgeon can use the model to explain the surgical plan and risk to the patient, and this heart model is exactly the same as the heart of the patient. Through this three-dimensional heart model, doctors can not only fully grasp the physiological anatomy, but also measure the blood flow of blood vessels at different locations. Perform a full surgical simulation before surgery to develop the most comprehensive surgical plan for the patient.
"This will greatly improve the success rate of children with complicated congenital heart disease." Liu Jin told reporters that the current application of medical 3D printing is still in the "losing money" stage for hospitals. "Because there is no approval for clinical application, now we are Apply applications and fees to relevant departments to provide 3D printing services to patients in need."
In fact, KimFrancois, general manager of Materialise China, which has been exploring the Chinese market since 2005, told reporters that there are not many medical 3D printing service providers who are committed to the Chinese market. “Medical 3D printing involves the superposition of living and inanimate objects. The hardness, flexibility and materials added are well-recognized. Compared with other industries, 3D printing is more difficult. There are domestic and foreign suppliers who do this. However, the first medical 3D printed device that has been approved by the CFDA (China Food and Drug Administration) is coming from abroad," KimFrancois said.
At present, domestic 3D printing dental and bone repair technologies have matured and are rapidly spreading in major orthopedic hospitals and stomatological hospitals; while 3D printing of cells, soft tissues, organs and other technologies are still in the process of continuing research and development.
It is reported that 3D printing has two types of applications in the medical field, the first is external Medical Equipment, including rehabilitation aids, prosthetics, medical models, medical equipment, etc. The second is medical implants with partial personality treatment. For example, 3D printed bones, cartilage, joints, teeth and other products are surgically implanted into the body, but the latter is applied less.
In the domestic capital market, medical 3D printing has been inserted into the "precision medicine" and "China wisdom" wings, Deloitte data shows that the medical industry in the segmentation sector accounts for about 15% of the market share of the 3D printing market, ranking The top three in the industry.
Previously, Guangyunda (300227.SZ) announced in early 2015 that it had established Shanghai Guangyunda Medical Digital Co., Ltd. in cooperation with Shanghai Jiaotong University, and officially cut into the field of medical 3D printing.
"At present, our short-term profitability is mainly through cooperation with hospitals to provide medical research, and entering the clinic is the next step, and large-scale profit may still have to wait for clinical release," KimFrancois told reporters.
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