Distributed manufacturing of open source medical hardware for pandemics

JM Pearce - Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Distributed digital manufacturing offers a solution to medical supply and technology
shortages during pandemics. To prepare for the next pandemic, this study reviews the state …

Role of additive manufacturing in medical application COVID-19 scenario: India case study

P Patel, P Gohil - Journal of manufacturing systems, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper reviews how the Additive Manufacturing (AM) industry played a key role in
stopping the spread of the Coronavirus by providing customized parts on-demand quickly …

Involvement of the open-source community in combating the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic: a review

JS Frazer, A Shard, J Herdman - Journal of medical engineering & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented in the modern age both due to its scale
and its disruption to daily life throughout the world. Widespread social isolation and …

Leveraging 3D printing capacity in times of crisis: recommendations for COVID-19 distributed manufacturing for medical equipment rapid response

A Manero, P Smith, A Koontz, M Dombrowski… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has provided a unique set of global supply chain
limitations with an exponentially growing surge of patients requiring care. The needs for …

On demand additive manufacturing of a basic surgical kit

S Kondor, CG Grant, P Liacouras… - Journal of …, 2013 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Background Treatment of battlefield trauma presents a unique set of challenges, among
which is the logistical challenge of providing sterile surgical instruments to surgeons …

COVID-19: Current challenges regarding medical healthcare supplies and their implications on the global additive manufacturing industry

I Goda, M Nachtane, Y Qureshi… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The covid-19 outbreak has caused a shortage of masks and other healthcare products for
the general public around the globe. In addition, it has also affected the supply of personal …

A survey of additive manufacturing trends for FDA-cleared medical devices

M Fogarasi, KL Snodderly, MA Di Prima - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The US Food and Drug Administration's internal database of 510 (k)-cleared medical
devices was searched for additively manufactured devices cleared between 2010 and 2020 …

Distributed or centralized? A novel supply chain configuration of additively manufactured biomedical implants for southeastern US States

A Emelogu, S Chowdhury, M Marufuzzaman… - CIRP Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The fabrication of biomedical devices close to hospitals using Additive Manufacturing (AM)
technology has been garnering a lot of attention due to the many potential benefits it …

A review of state-of-the-art on enabling additive manufacturing processes for precision medicine

A Awad, A Goyanes, AW Basit… - Journal of …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Precision medicine is an emerging healthcare delivery approach that considers variability
between patients, such as genetic makeups, in contrast to the current one-size-fits-all …

Additive manufacturing of medical instruments: A state-of-the-art review

C Culmone, G Smit, P Breedveld - Additive manufacturing, 2019 - Elsevier
Goal Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, has begun to play a significant role
in the field of medical devices. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview and …