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Image: X-ray image of a patient with an artificial hip endoprosthesis; Copyright: PantherMedia / dmyto

Special August 2020

Implants: Support and replacement for the body

Artificial knee joint, pacemaker or stent: they are all grouped under the generic term implants. What they all have in common is that they are intended to remain in the human body for a long time in order to support it or replace body parts. Many steps are necessary to produce an implant. We present a part of it.

Implants: custom-made components
Image: Three ports for implants in black ; Copyright: Fa. Beutter
Doctors, medical staff and manufacturers have different perspectives on components or implants. Before these products are made, both sides must closely collaborate to ensure precision manufacturing of implants for patients. COMPAMED-tradefair.com spoke to Markus Funk, an expert in this field.
Read the interview with Markus Funk here

Selective Laser Melting
Image: Hip endoprosthesis on white background ; Copyright: PantherMedia /coddie
Today, many companies and even some private households already have 3D printers but not many of them use metal powder for printing. We asked two experts from the Fraunhofer IFAM how selective laser melting (SLM) is used to manufacture components for implantable medical devices.
To the interview with the experts from Fraunhofer IFAM