AM Impact on Healthcare and the Digital Anatomy Printer
Summary
In mid 2019, the American Medical Association released new provisions detailing added insurance codes covering healthcare applications related to 3D printing. Anatomical structures and their respective morphologies are represented by tactile biomimicry printed on the voxel scale that previously could only be repeatably provided by using cadavers or expensive devices (which in many cases are one time use). The DAP comes preloaded with the following anatomies upon its release: Being able to repeatably produce ‘feels-like’ models can make a tremendous impact on the quality of care provided — but another key highlight of this technology, as its applied to the field of healthcare, is its ability to reduce costs and shorten lead times. In the same way that rapid prototyping had a tremendous impact for the field of engineering, the biomimicry made possible with the digital anatomy printer can reduce 70% of costs for targeted applications. By bringing fabrication technologies closer to the location they effect, medical device companies and hospitals alike will be able to build greater agility in their efforts to provide solutions.
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