IU Health Opens FDA-Cleared 3D Print Studio, Cutting Model Turnaround to 24 Hours - 3DPrinting.com

• IU Health Opens FDA-Cleared 3D Print Studio, Cutting Model Turnaround to 24 Hours June 26

IU Health has launched one of the country’s first hospital-based, FDA-cleared 3D printing programs, allowing physicians to produce patient-specific anatomical models in-house rather than through outside vendors. The IU Health 3D Print Studio lets surgeons order custom models for pre-surgery planning and patient consultations without waiting on third-party suppliers. That speed matters most for cancer patients. “Among the most important things about having a print lab here, oftentimes, especially for cancer surgery, we don’t have many treatment options other than surgery first,” said Dr. Avinash Mantravadi, associate professor of otolaryngology, head and neck surgery. “So, when we see a patient, we’re just trying to get them into surgery as fast as possible.” The studio can deliver a fini