Event Name: Medical Applications of 3D Printing

Target Audience: Medical Practitioners especially dentists, orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons,

maxillofacial surgeons, plastic surgeons and radiologists.

Description of the event:

3D printing is now being called by various technology experts as Next Industrial Revolution. This is
because very few technologies have achieved such great success, in such diverse field, as achieved
by 3D Printing. The term "3D printing" originally referred to a process that deposits a binder material
onto a powder bed with inkjet printer heads layer by layer. More recently, the term is being used in
popular vernacular to encompass a wider variety of additive manufacturing techniques. The success
of 3D printing is attributed to its ability to manufacture with high accuracy, products of very
complicated geometry.

Worldwide 3D printers are used to manufacture a variety of medical devices, including those with
complex geometry or features that match a patients unique anatomy. Some devices are printed
from a standard design to make multiple identical copies of the same device. Other devices, called
patient-matched or patient-specific devices, are created from a specific patients imaging data.
Commercially available 3D printed medical devices include Instrumentation (e.g., guides to assist
with proper surgical placement of a device), Implants (e.g., cranial plates or hip joints), and External
prostheses (e.g., hands).

Although 3D printing is finding great application in medicine throughout the developed world, yet
Indian medical community is reluctant in wholeheartedly accepting it, with nearly every use of 3D
printing in Indian hospitals making to newspaper headlines. Due to huge engineering workforce and
poor doctor to patient ratio, 3D printing can have a very significant impact on healthcare in India.

The program targets to expose medical community in the region to the various applications and
advantages of 3D printing. The program will also guide them in adapting this technology by
informing them about the various softwares, hardware and design aspects related to 3D printing.

The event will highlight the services that PEC University of Technology, Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge
Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital and Redington 3D can provide them for optimal use of 3D
printers.

Role of PEC (Design Expertise) and Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences &
Hospital (Medical Expertise)

PEC University established a Centre of Excellence in Industrial and Product Design in 2013. A major
portion of the projects undertaken by CoE related to healthcare. CoE has an experienced design
team that has undertaken various projects with PGIMER, Chandigarh and Panjab University for
surgery planning and product development. CoE is in process of filing 4 patents related to healthcare
products. The department has specialized image processing and design software for designing of
medical equipment. CoE also has manufacturing capabilities with two state of the art 3D printers
capable of printing in FDA approved materials.

Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital was established in April, 2006. The
Institute aims at providing excellent oral health care facilities to the general public in addition to
undergraduate training to students. It has the ability to generate ample research avenues in dental /
medical sciences which can have a far reaching impact on not only oral but general health with
special thrust on community healthcare. The institute has collaborated in many projects with CoE
over the last one year.

Through this event the institutes intends to:

Expose doctors to the technology.

Inform the attendants about the organizations actively working in this field.
Inform them about various cases done at PEC in association with Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge
Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital Panjab University.
Invite medical practitioners for performing case studies in collaboration with PEC.
Invite doctors and hospitals to establish research and manufacturing facility at PEC
exclusively for their products.

Redington 3D (Manufacturing Expertise)

Redington 3D is a major product distributor and seller in 3D printing and scanning. They have
manufacturing capabilities for 3D printing of parts in a variety of materials including medical grade,
FDA approved, biocompatible material. Redington 3D is an authorized partner of 3D Systems and a
business partner of Zeiss. Through this event Redington 3D intends to:

Inform doctors about the equipment they will need if they want to set up a lab in their
organization.
Helping them in selection of correct equipment for them.
Offer manufacturing services.

Venue and facilities

Venue: Hyatt Regency, Chandigarh.

Date : 20th Aug, 2017
Time: 9 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.
Expencted participation : upto 50

Schedule
 Time Activity Coordinator
Lighting of Lamp PEC
9:00 to 9:30
Welcome of Guests Redington 3D
Introduction to medical 3D printing PEC
Layer by layer printing
9:30 to 11:00
Applications of 3D printing in healthcare
Various cases
11:00 to 11:30 Tea
DEMO PEC
11:30 to 13:00 DICOM to STL process
Patient specific equipment design
13:00 to 13:45 Lunch
Printing Technologies Redington 3D
Various printing technologies
13:45 to 16:15 Display of various sample parts, made using
different printing techniques
Various printing materials
16:15 to 16:45 Tea
Selection of correct 3D printer Redington 3D
Technical parameters
16:45 to 5:30
Cost analysis
Other requirements