Photo Release -- 3D Systems' Personalized Surgery Tools Enable Surgeons to Operate on the Smallest Patients
23 April 2014 - 10:30PM
- Virtual Surgical Planning (VSP®) software tools provide
surgeons with unprecedented precision and control in previously
inoperable cases
- Integrated 3D planning and printing combine as the digital
thread to create a virtual-to-actual operating room in which
surgeries can be planned, tested, refined and delivered
economically
3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) announced today that its Medical Modeling™
Virtual Surgical Planning (VSP®) technology – the combination of
its production grade 3D printing and personalized surgery tools –
has enabled surgeons to conduct complex surgical procedures on
newborn and infant patients with more confidence in safety and
success.
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VSP allows surgeons to capture a digital model of the patient
directly from an MRI or CT scan and work with 3DS' Medical Modeling
experts to create a detailed surgical plan and then 3D print
physical models and custom surgical guides from 3DS' biocompatible
stereolithography (SLA) materials. By accessing 3DS' entire
personalized digital thread from perceptual devices like its
TouchX™ haptic, VSP software tools and the guidance of its expert
team of biomedical engineers, surgeons can virtually plan and
physically practice critical steps of an operation before a patient
ever sets foot in the operating room.
In a representative case, experts from 3DS' personalized surgery
team used VSP technology to assist Oren Tepper, M.D. attending
surgeon, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Montefiore
Medical Center, in planning and conducting groundbreaking surgery
on a young girl, Jayla Vargas. Jayla was born with an undersized
jaw that inhibited her breathing. Traditionally, in such cases,
surgeons have been unable to perform the series of surgeries
required to reshape a child's jaw due to the pain and risks
associated while the patient is very young. However, utilizing VSP
technology Dr. Tepper successfully corrected Jayla's jaw much
earlier than is typical, at one month old as opposed to 6 years
old, and spared her additional years of living with a tracheostomy,
a surgically created opening in the windpipe to allow proper
breathing.
"VSP represents the latest development in the 3D
printing-enabled personalized surgery revolution," said Andy
Christensen, Vice President, Personalized Surgery and Medical
Devices, 3DS. "The ability to work seamlessly from a proprietary
digital thread to a virtual and, ultimately, an actual world gives
surgeons never-before-possible precision and control. Specifically
relating to distraction osteogenesis surgery (surgery to lengthen
part of the anatomy, in this case the lower jaw) this technology
provides the possibility to reduce costs across the healthcare
system by providing care at an earlier stage for patients who would
traditionally require a longer-term tracheostomy." Christensen
continues, "Studies in this area on traditionally-guided (non-VSP)
surgeries show that distraction osteogenesis compared with
tracheostomy can result in significant economic savings."
(Reference 1)
"VSP has not only helped make surgical procedures more precise,
but offers the potential to change the scope of what is surgically
possible," said Dr. Tepper. "In the case of lower jaw lengthening
procedures for children, the surgeon can plan the operation on the
computer first, and identify any problems before getting to the
operating room."
Watch this video to see how one single VSP surgery has changed
Jayla's life forever.
Learn more about 3D Systems commitment to manufacturing the
future today at www.3dsystems.com.
Reference
1. Kohan E, Hazany S, Roosaeian J, Allam K, Head C, Wald S, Vyas
R, Bradley J: Economic advantages to a distraction decision tree
model for management of neonatal upper airway management. Plastic
and Reconstructive Surgery, 2010
Nov;126(5):1652-64.
About 3D Systems
3D Systems is a leading provider of 3D printing centric
design-to-manufacturing solutions including 3D printers, print
materials and cloud sourced on-demand custom parts for
professionals and consumers alike in materials including plastics,
metals, ceramics and edibles. The company also provides integrated
3D scan-based design, freeform modeling and inspection tools and
integrated 3D planning and printing digital thread for personalized
surgery and patient specific medical devices. Its products and
services replace and complement traditional methods and reduce the
time and cost of designing new products by printing real parts
directly from digital input. These solutions are used to rapidly
design, create, communicate, prototype or produce functional parts
and assemblies, empowering customers to manufacture the future.
Leadership Through Innovation and
Technology
- 3DS invented 3D printing with its Stereolithography (SLA)
printer and was the first to commercialize it in 1989.
- 3DS invented Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) printing and was
the first to commercialize it in 1992.
- 3DS invented the Color-Jet-Printing (CJP) class of 3D printers
and was the first to commercialize 3D powder-based systems in
1994.
- 3DS invented Multi-Jet-Printing (MJP) printers and was the
first to commercialize it in 1996.
Today its comprehensive range of 3D printers is the industry's
benchmark for production-grade manufacturing in aerospace,
automotive, personalized surgery, medical devices and a variety of
consumer, electronic and fashion accessories.
More information on the company is available at
www.3DSystems.com.
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