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Stratasys 3D Printing Featured at Sold-Out Surgical Planning Workshops for over 600 Physicians and Technicians at RSNA
Stratasys
Ltd. (Nasdaq:SSYS), the 3D printing and additive
manufacturing solutions company, is supporting four sold-out 3D printing
workshops for over 600 physicians and technicians at the 2015 Radiological
Society of North America annual meeting, Nov. 29 - Dec. 4 in Chicago.
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Patient Mia Gonzales' life-threatening heart defect was reversed when surgeons used a Stratasys (News - Alert) 3D printed model of her heart to plan surgery (Photo: Business Wire).
"These hands-on workshops
address the increased global demand for 3D printed medical models to
support clinical education and training, pre-surgical planning, and
research," says Scott Rader, General Manager of Stratasys Medical
Solutions. "As more hospitals adopt 3D printing, there is a potential
for shortage of hospital staff trained on the technology." Led by Dr.
Frank Rybicki from the University of Ottawa, the workshops will showcase
Stratasys 3D printing solutions. The workshops will train attendees on
taking patient-specific imaging from MR/CT scans and preparing the files
for 3D printing. Using 3D printing, physicians can 3D print accurate
models of patient anatomy to better plan procedures expected to improve
patient outcomes and operating room efficiency.
In addition to these medical 3D printing workshops at RSNA, Stratasys
will showcase its 3D printing technology at another event and three
booths at the conference. These include:
"3D Printing? Ask the Experts" Stratasys and Materialise
will be co-hosting an event, "3D Printing? Ask the Experts"
Tuesday, December 1st at 6:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. at the Hyatt
Regency McCormick Place. Dr. Frank Rybicki of the Ottawa Hospital, Dr.
Jonathan Morris of The Mayo Clinic and Justin Ryan, PhD of Phoenix
Children's Hospital will discuss the current and future state of 3D
printing in the medical industry. Following the presentations, the
Stratasys Medical Solutions team will be available for any additional
questions.
Stratasys Booth Stratasys will display its 3D printing
solutions and 3D printed medical models at North - Hall B: booth 8518.
Vital Images Booth Stratasys 3D Printing Solutions will also
be on display at the Vital Images booth (North - Hall B: 7946), along
with examples of 3D printed anatomical models. Vital Images' software
takes patient scans and converts them into STL files that can be sent
directly to a 3D printer, resulting in significant hospital workflow
improvements and making 3D printing more accessible to hospitals.
Live 3D Printing Exhibit A Stratasys Objet500
Color, Multi-material Connex3 3D Printer will be on display at the
Live 3D Printing Education Exhibit - Level 3 Hall D of Lake Side
Learning Center.
Stratasys Announces New Medical Solutions Group
Stratasys also announced its new medical solutions group and a deepened
commitment to the medical market for 3D printing.
The Stratasys Medical Solutions Group is part of the company's larger
vertical business unit, which focuses on vertical expertise to provide
specific industry focused applications and solutions. The medical VBU
focuses on various medical applications that serve both patient care and
medical devices. The group offers efficiencies to the medical world,
including the following:
Patient Care
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Greater levels of success/time savings in
operating rooms for doctors and hospitals: 3D Models
created prior to operations quickly, cost-effectively, and accurately.
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Improved individual procedure outcomes:
Using surgical pre-planning models.
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Accelerated procedure volume: With
less risk of infection and complications.
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Heightened practitioner clinical preparedness:
Via creation of realistic anatomical models customized for training.
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Better fit, form, function and affordability:
With personalized prosthetics, bionics and orthotics.
Medical Devices
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Better preclinical device testing and
evaluation: Using realistic anatomical models for
validation and verification.
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Cost-effective, rapid development and high
performance: For additively manufactured end-user medical
devices.
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Shorter cycle times: With
cost-effective, rapid prototyping of medical devices and disposal of
medical instruments.
"We view the medical market as one of the fastest growing spaces within
3D printing," says Dan Yalon, Executive Vice President, Strategy,
Business Development and Vertical Solutions at Stratasys. "This market
is strategically important for Stratasys to advance patent care by
increasing operation success, reducing complications and shortening
surgery times in operating rooms. We are investing to develop the
solutions, personnel and capabilities to make Stratasys a leader in this
space."
More than 50 years of medical industry experience shape the medical
solutions group at Stratasys:
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Richard Garrity, VP and General Manager, Vertical Solutions, Richard
Garrity is VP and General Manager, Vertical Solutions for Stratasys.
Heading the Vertical Solutions division, Garrity is responsible for
defining additive manufacturing solutions that complement or displace
traditional manufacturing processes, addressing the growing demand
across key vertical markets of aerospace, automotive, medical, dental,
and education. Garrity joined Stratasys in 2010 previously serving as
the VP and General Manager for its RedEye subsidiary (now part of
Stratasys Direct Manufacturing) where he led aggressive growth and
expansion for the advanced digital manufacturing service
provider. Garrity received his BSB in Marketing and General Management
and his MBA from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of
Management.
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R. Scott Rader, PhD, general manager for Medical Solutions,
leads the group. With more than 20 years in the medical product
industry, he brings the experience and expertise of matching clinical
needs to technology solutions from the conceptual stage to the
challenges of commercialization. Recently, he was selected as an
associate editor for a new medical journal, 3D Printing in Medicine.
Rader was an assistant professor of both ophthalmology and engineering
at Johns Hopkins University. He holds a Ph.D., M.S.E. and B.S.E. in
mechanical engineering and materials science from Duke University.
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John Wynne, director of business development for Medical
Solutions, brings over a decade of medical expertise to Stratasys.
Prior to Stratasys, he worked at Boston Scientific, a leading medical
device manufacturer, where he spent nine years in various strategy and
business development roles. Earlier in his career, he worked for
Bristol-Myers Squibb, a global leader in the pharmaceutical space.
John has a degree in chemical engineering from the University of New
Hampshire and an MBA from Boston University.
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Michael Gaisford, director of marketing for Medical Solutions,
brings 12 years of medical industry expertise, having held positions
in marketing, strategy and program management. Before Stratasys, he
worked in marketing and program management at Boston Scientific, as a
consultant at Health Advances, a strategy associate at CVS/Pharmacy
and a business analyst at McKinsey & Company (News - Alert). He holds an MBA from the
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and a B.S. in industrial
engineering from Stanford University.
New 3D Printing Medical Innovation Series The Stratasys
Medical Solutions Group is launching a new thought leadership series, "3D
Printing Medical Innovation" as a way to communicate new ideas,
applications and news on the impact 3D printing has in shaping medical
care, research, and device development and adoption. To receive updates
from the Stratasys Medical Solutions Group, readers may sign up at http://www.stratasys.com/industries/medical/innovationseries.
For more information about applications and solutions in the medical
industry, visit the Stratasys website.
For more than 25 years, Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq:SSYS) has
been a defining force and dominant player in 3D printing and additive
manufacturing - shaping the way things are made. Headquartered in
Minneapolis, Minnesota and Rehovot, Israel, the company empowers
customers across a broad range of vertical markets by enabling new
paradigms for design and manufacturing. The company's solutions provide
customers with unmatched design freedom and manufacturing flexibility -
reducing time-to-market and lowering development costs, while improving
designs and communications. Stratasys subsidiaries include MakerBot and
Solidscape and the Stratasys ecosystem includes 3D printers producing
prototypes and parts; a wide range of 3D printing materials; parts
on-demand via Stratasys Direct Manufacturing; strategic consulting and
professional services; and Thingiverse/GrabCAD communities with 5+
million free design components, 3D printable files. With 3,000 employees
and 800 granted or pending additive manufacturing patents, Stratasys has
received more than 30 technology and leadership awards. Visit us online
at: www.stratasys.com
or http://blog.stratasys.com.
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