Personalized Medicine
3D Systems’ VSP® surgical planning solutions combine best-in-class digital workflows with the industry’s broadest additive manufacturing portfolio of printers and materials to deliver comprehensive patient-matched solutions. We partner with device manufacturers, hospitals, and surgeons to innovate these custom solutions that help translate virtual surgery into the OR, improve surgical outcomes, and elevate the patient experience. In fact, with over 10 years experience, 3D Systems team of engineers have planned and delivered devices for over 150,000 patient-specific cases.
VSP Surgical Planning Solutions Portfolio
Craniomaxillofacial (CMF) Solutions
3D Systems' VSP surgical planning solutions for CMF applications received FDA clearance as a service-based approach to personalized surgery over 10 years ago. Combining expertise in medical imaging, surgical simulation, and 3D printing, surgeons bring their clinical knowledge and desired surgical plan to an online web meeting with a 3D Systems biomedical engineer to simulate and plan the surgical procedure. The outcome is a digital plan that is transferred to the operating room via accurate, 3D-printed, patient-specific models and instrumentation.
Titanium osteotomy guides for maxillofacial surgery
Orthopaedics
3D Systems' VSP Orthopaedics offering is a personalized healthcare solution developed for orthopaedic oncology cases. VSP surgical planning solutions provide surgeons with the opportunity to plan surgeries prior to entering the operating room. Based on the surgical plan, patient-matched surgical instruments are designed, 3D printed, and sterilized for use during surgery.
VSP planning sessions provide surgeons with advanced 3D visualization of anatomy
Extremities
For foot and ankle applications, 3D Systems works with medical device companies to develop VSP surgical planning solutions to compliment off-the-shelf implants. Surgeons quickly see the benefits of patient-matched instruments because they help enable more precise implant placement and reduce time in the OR.
Patient-matched instruments for total ankle
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Anatomic Models
Leveraging decades of experience, we provide industry-leading surgical planning, implants, instrumentation, and medical education solutions to help medical device manufacturers and healthcare providers accelerate innovation, and ultimately, transform healthcare. Since each patient's anatomy is different, patient-specific anatomic models provide an opportunity to visualize and plan surgeries prior to entering the operating room. In addition, anatomic models can be used to educate patients and their families on an upcoming procedure.
Anatomic models for pre-surgical planning
VSP end-to-end workflow in action
Integrating precision healthcare with 3D technologies for better surgical outcomes
“VSP planning sessions are invaluable to understanding the patient anatomy and details. I was able to explore several options for my patient with the VSP engineer before choosing the one I felt was best to implement.”—Deepak Krishnan, DDS, FACS