Rapid medical device manufacture boost

3T RPD claims to be the first Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) bureau in the UK to be awarded ISO 13485:2003 Medical Devices certification.

Being only the second bureau in Europe to obtain this certification, it is now able to supply certified components to the medical industry throughout the UK and Europe.

DMLS will enable the medical industry to take advantage of the cost- and time- effective manufacture of patient specific instrumentation and implants. Surgical and medical devices can be manufactured directly from the CAD design; the reduction in lead-times could open up new opportunities for custom devices being designed and manufactured for trauma patients.

Furthermore, the process generates improved standard implants and instruments that are currently constrained by conventional manufacturing techniques.

In the short term, says 3T RPD, DMLS will enable the medical industry to reduce development costs and increase opportunities for instrument development. Complex instruments for clinical trials can be manufactured and tested in theatre in just a few days, giving a reduced time to market and an improved product.

Author
Andrew Allcock

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