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The Technological Centre AIMME develops surgical prostheses totally personalised and adapted to the anatomy and injury of each patient
06/03/2013
6 March 2013
AIMME technological Center It has developed BIOMETAL, a project that focuses on surgical prosthesis adapted to the anatomy and injury to each patient. Of greatest relevance globally additive manufacturing technologies have been used in the application: selective Fusion by Laser (SLM) and Fusion by get of electrons (EBM), to process different materials, such as stainless steels, titanium or cobalt alloys. Designs of personalized product, with features and additional capabilities to the mechanical behavior and microstructural quality improvements are achieved using this type of technology. By using this type of technology are achieved designs of personalized product, with additional features and capabilities.
This has allowed that during 2012 have developed a prototype of raspa femoral for the manufacturing of the channel intramedular. This surgical instrument is employed for the manufacturing of the channel intramedular, like previous step to the implantation of the vástago femoral in total prostheses of hip. The manufacturing of the channel is an important step during the implantation of a prosthesis, since the adjust between the vástago and the femur remains determined by the geometry of the ready cavity.
The work of engineering has centred in the design and optimisation of the morphology to attain greater ease in the use of the tool, attaining effectiveness in the raspado on the one hand and by another, has looked for the reduction of the pressesure intramedular, by means of the generation of acanaladuras in the filetes of the raspa.
The transfer of the results obtained in the project BIOMETAL to the companies of the Valencian Community, will allow to launch to the market sanitary ware products, so much customised like standard, more competitive to scale European, with a high value added and with greater levels of success, quality, functionality, hygiene and that will increase the satisfaction of the patients and will contribute to the strengthening and strategic positioning of the sanitary ware sector in the European space of the R&D.
BIOMETAL, is funded by the Impiva and cofinanciado by the European Bottom of Regional Development (FEDER).
