EUROPE 3D PRINTED MEDICAL IMPLANTS MARKET

 

INTRODUCTION

3D printing refers to a process that uses a layer-by-layer method to develop a real or physical object from a digital design. The technology is in the primary stage in healthcare applications and secures strong potential for a broad range of applications in medical implants.

 

The global market for 3D printed medical implants has witnessed enormous growth in the last few years. The market’s growth is mainly being driven by the massive technological developments in the medical device industry.

 

Furthermore, the factors such as the growing need for medical implantation, strategic investments are made by leading players.

 

 

EUROPE 3D PRINTED MEDICAL IMPLANTS MARKET DEVELOPMENTS AND INNOVATIONS

S No	Overview of Development	Development Detailing	Region of Development	Possible Future Outcomes
1	MedTech Europe leaflet for hospitals on UDI and implant card availability	Under the MDR, MedTech Europe created an information brochure that details the schedule for when the Unique Device Identifier (UDI) information and implant cards may be anticipated to be provided with implanted medical devices.	Europe	This would enhance better Technological Controls
2	New Medical Device Regulations Take Effect in Europe	The guidelines usher in positive and progressive developments, yet there are still obstacles to overcome.	Europe	This would enhance better Technological Controls
3	US replaces EU as priority market for MedTech industry	The decline in the EU’s appeal has occurred at a time when the FDA is courting the MedTech industry.	Europe	This would enhance better Technological Controls
4	Fresh Research Shows Eu Medical 3d Printing Regulation Is “Lagging Behind” That Of The Us	According to researchers from Germany’s FH Münster University of Applied Sciences, the EU is “lagging behind” other regulatory bodies when it comes to defining its regulations on 3D printed medical equipment.	Europe	This would enhance better Technological Controls
5	Evonik expands biomaterials portfolio with new PEEK filament for 3D Printed Implants	Evonik, a speciality chemical manufacturer, has expanded its biomaterials range with a new PEEK filament for 3D printed implants.	Europe	This would enhance better Technological Controls

 

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

The healthcare industry is being impacted by the potential of 3D printing in revolutionising the usage of medical devices to treat various ailments, enabling the development of non-implanted and implantable medical devices, as well as cost-effective customizable medical equipment.

 

The growing need for medical equipment that are customized to a patient’s anatomy in orthopedic and maxillofacial surgery is boosting the medical 3D-printing sector.

 

3D printing medical devices aid surgeons inside the scheduling of operations, minimising operating risks, reducing the length of anaesthetic exposure, and decreasing the chance of infection.

 

Reinshaw PLC is a leading mobiliser of the healthcare solutions involving production application and solutions requirements in the market. It has brought in newer versions that have been formerly impossible to realise are now conceivable thanks to additive manufacturing (AM).

 

Renishaw’s metal AM technique may add functionality to knee replacement, vertebral implant, particularly craniomaxillofacial (CMF) implants by generating complicated features like ordered and disordered lattice structures. The duration among both design and manufacturing may be kept to a minimum using expedited development timelines.

 

SLM Solutionsis part of the component manufacture trending companies in the current industry. Its latest addition has been brought in through object model of components, laser cutting burning technique creates a component layer at a time. It starts with a CAD or STL file, powder bed fusion technology scans a precision laser beam over tiny layers of powder metallurgy to precisely melt complicated structures.

 

Parts made using SLM technologies have a high density, frequently surpassing 99.9%, and structural qualities that are superior to those of cast parts and, with heat treatments, can be comparable to those of machined components.

 

COMPANIES PROFILED

• Materialise
• Renishaw PLC
• 3D Systems, Inc.
• Stratasys Ltd
• ENVISIONTEC, Inc.
• Arcam AB
• SLM Solutions
• Oxford Performance Materials
• Bio3D Technologies
• Cyfuse Biomedical K.K.
• TRUMPF
• ADEISS
• OsseoMatrix
• AnatomikModeling
• EIT Emerging Implant Technologies