Category Archives: Medical Models

How 3D Printed Bone Models Are Changing Veterinary Surgery

Category: 3D Printing, Case Studies One of the most rewarding things we do at PartSnap has nothing to do with product development. It’s printing bone models for veterinary surgeons. The Problem Orthopedic surgery on animals — especially dogs — is challenging for the same reason human orthopedics is challenging: bones are complex 3D shapes, fractures […]

3D Printing “Magic Arms” in ABS Using Stratasys FDM

Stratasys FDM Magic Arms in ABS

A touching story of how 3D printing can be used to change and improve lives.   The innovative doctors at Nemours use Stratasys FDM parts to build exoskeletons for children with disorders requiring assistance moving their arms.  They call the device a Wilmington Robotic Exoskeleton (WREX): WREX is a modular body-powered orthosis that is mounted to a person’s […]