Additive Manufacturing

Orthopedics

Additive manufacturing allows the industry to move towards true patient-specific devices. There are successful examples of advanced cases from prosthetics to organs. 

Download our whitepaper "From Powder to Spinal Cage Production: Added Value for Spinal Implants through Additive Manufacturing", where we share some insights in additive spinal cage production and its surface topography.

Additive benefits to the orthopedic industry


Design freedom  
Flexibility for you to customize the implant for patient needs, desired mechanical properties, and to ease surgery. 

Complexity is not an obstacle 
You can add features to increase functionality and effectiveness of the implant without increasing production steps or costs.

Mechanics of the body  
You can design porosity and pore size, as well as interconnectivity of trabecular structures to allow for enhanced initial fixation and bone ingrowth.

One implant 
AM enables integrated trabecular structures that reduce risk of delamination and simplify the supply chain because the implant is made in one step—and  one part. 

Flexible and efficient production
AM is suitable for both serial production and manufacturing of mixed implant designs and sizes, without the need for change in hardware configuration. This allows for minimal waste and high productivity.

Applications

  1. Joint implants

    Joint implants

    Trabecular structured surfaces on implant components for joint replacements
  2. Cranio-Maxillofacial implants

    Cranio-Maxillofacial implants

    Replacements in head, face and jaw regions
  3. Spinal implants

    Spinal implants

    Spinal fusion

  4. Surgical instruments

    Surgical instruments

    Tools for performing specific actions during an operation

APA™ Powders are ideal for additive technologies

  • Highly spherical, low-porosities, minimal satellite content
  • Excellent flowability and packing density
  • Wide range of PSDs available

     

AddWorks™ helps our customers

  • Develop additive part cost models and business cases 
  • Reduce uncertainty and costs by reducing trial and error from adopting new technology
  • Bridge the talent gap by providing training
  • Produce additive parts at a production level
  • Support qualification efforts
     

Machine solutions for the orthopedic industry

  1. Q10plus
    EBM

    Q10plus

    ​​​​​​An EBM machine designed specifically for cost-efficient production of orthopedic implants.
  2. M2 cusing
    DMLM

    M2 cusing

    An DMLM machine with a medium size build envelope suitable for almost every medical application.

  3. M2 cusing Multilaser
    DMLM

    M2 cusing Multilaser

    ​​​​​​An DMLM machine with a medium size build envelope suitable for almost every medical application.

  4. Mlab cusing R
    DMLM

    Mlab cusing R

    ​​​​​​An DMLM machine with a medium size build envelope suitable for almost every medical application.

     
  5. Mlab cusing 200R
    DMLM

    Mlab cusing 200R

    ​​​​​​An DMLM machine suitable for fine detailed parts and the highest accuracy.

Case studies

100,000 patients later: The 3D-printed hip is a decade old and going strong

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Scaling for growth

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Bone machine: 3D printing is revolutionizing plastic surgery

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Love At First Touch: Brazilian Doctor Uses 3D Printing To Help Blind Parents Feel Baby’s Ultrasound

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Additive at the cutting edge of joint replacement surgery

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Québec’s CRIQ selects GE Additive Arcam EBM to explore use of additive for patient-specific jaw reconstruction

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Nexxt Spine continues investment in additive to drive medical device innovation 

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Discover new growth potential for your business

We’ll get to know your needs and priorities to help determine the machines and materials that can accelerate innovation in your business.