EOS AM System used for highly innovative Point of Care Printing

Orthopedic company LimaCorporate and the Hospital for Special Surgery are using an EOS 3D printing system to additively manufacture patient specific cutting guides, surgical trials and patient anatomical model for surgeries. The EOS system is installed at the new ProMade PoC Center for Complex Orthopedic Solutions at HSS: a LimaCorporate & HSS Collaboration. The 3D printing facility directly on hospital campus allows an increased availability and speed of personalized orthopedic care for patients.

 

____ San Daniele and New York , March 30, 2021 

LimaCorporate, Italian expert company in the field of 3D printing for orthopedics, and the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), #1 ranked hospital in the US for orthopedics,  founded the first design and 3D printing facility to manufacture custom complex implants directly on the HSS campus in New York. An integral part of this “Point of Care Printing” is the EOS FORMIGA P110 Velocis industrial 3D printer. Installed at HSS in November 2020, LimaCorporate expects that surgeries with 3D printed cutting guides produced by the additive manufacturing system begins in April 2021.

3D printed cutting guides for personalized orthopedic care

The 3D printing process builds parts layer-by-layer by depositing material according to digital 3D design data. EOS’ powder-based technology is ideally suited for complex parts with a high degree of individualization and allows a “on-demand” production while providing highest part quality. LimaCorporate is leveraging the FORMIGA P 110 Velocis in combination with a polymer material PA 2200, which has 10 years of clinical use history.

The company installed the new EOS system at HSS in order to replicate a design and manufacturing process that was previously performed by LimaCorporate in-house. Having an industrial 3D printer on hospital campus brings technology and expertise closer to the surgeon and patient, allows for surgical cases to be done faster and with closer collaboration with the surgical team.

"EOS technology plays a vital role supporting the collaboration between LimaCorporate and HSS to introduce a new and important innovation in the field of 3D printing for orthopedic solutions. Whereas traditionally, orthopedic components are first manufactured somewhere else and then shipped to the hospital, now additive manufacturing will be carried out directly at HSS, facilitating collaboration between different teams of experts and bringing help faster to the patient."
Luigi Ferrari, Chief Executive Officer at LimaCorporate

About the Companies

LimaCorporate
LimaCorporate is a global orthopedic company, focused on digital innovation and tailored hardware, which advances patient centered care. Its pioneering technological solutions are developed to empower surgeons, and to improve patient outcomes from joint replacement surgery. Its primary focus is on providing reconstructive and custom-made orthopedic solutions to surgeons, enabling them to improve the quality of life of patients by restoring the joy of movement.
Headquartered in Italy, the company operates in over 20 countries around the world. LimaCorporate offers products ranging from large joint revision and primary implants, to complete extremities solutions, including fixation.

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EOS     
EOS is the world's leading technology supplier in the field of industrial 3D printing of metals and polymers. Formed in 1989, the independent company is pioneer and innovator for comprehensive solutions in additive manufacturing. Its product portfolio of EOS systems, materials, and process parameters gives customers crucial competitive advantages in terms of product quality and the long-term economic sustainability of their manufacturing processes. Furthermore, EOS customers benefit from deep technical expertise in global service, applications engineering and consultancy.