Fused Deposition Modeling 3D Printing in Invasive Cardiology
Recorded: Tuesday, August 10th 2021
Speakers:
Connor Mitchell, student
Prabuddha Ghosh Dastidar, student
The stent manufacturing industry, as it stands, uses inefficient methods, such as laser-cutting, to fabricate stents. These methods follow a one-size-fits-all approach when manufacturing stents, which may lead to post-stenting complications.
Fused Deposition Modeling 3D Printing is a useful tool, not just in the manufacturing of stents, but also other medical devices. If applied correctly, it can be affordable, efficient, and up to par with industry standards.
Here Connor Mitchell and Prabuddha Ghosh Dastidar will discuss a machine they developed: the ARTHETA-0, a 3D printer with a novel motion system that specializes in printing vascular-stents. Using a novel, simplistic motion system that utilizes polar coordinates and a horizontally-static print bed to print stents made of Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU), allowing it to be more accurate and affordable.
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