Photo: Jan Bachorík, Czech Radio
3D printing has found a home in several industries, primarily the industrial and electrical sectors. But healthcare has also found many uses for the technology, including for creating medical devices, dental implants, patient-specific surgical models, and prostheses. One of the leading applications of 3D printing in healthcare is in orthopaedic surgery – which is precisely where it has started to be used in Ústí nad Labem’s Masaryk Hospital.
Many hospitals around the world have already adopted 3D printing technology over the last few years – and now another Czech hospital has joined them. The Faculty of Health Studies and the Regional Health Administration in Ústí nad Labem have set up a joint 3D laboratory to help surgeons better prepare for and plan their operations. Tomáš Novotný is head of the Masaryk Hospital’s orthopaedic clinic in Ústí nad Labem.
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Authors: Anna Fodor, Jan Bachorík, Source: iROZHLAS.cz