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3-D Printing Breakthroughs in Medtech: Facial Implants

Facial Implants

Facial Implants
In 2014, Oxford Performance Materials became the first company to win FDA clearance for a 3-D printed facial implant. Its OsteoFab Patient-Specific Facial Device is printed with a proprietary poly-ether-ketone-ketone polymer based on a patient's MRI scan.

               

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