Startup device company FossiLabs is using a new form of 3D printing to create fully porous PEEK bone-like structures within implantable devices, Medical Plastics News reports.
What you should know:
1. The startup believes these structures are the first of their kind.
2. Older 3D-printed implants had surface porosity or windows within defined layers. FossiLabs, however, is able to 3D-print solid or defined porous structures from within the 3D space.
3. The unique implants encourage bone growth, which creates greater integration strength than preceding 3D-printed implants.
4. The startup is attempting to license the technology to medical device companies.