WIMAS (International Workshop on Additive Manufacturing for
Healthcare) took place in Campina Grande, Brazil from November 18-20th.
The event gathered together representatives from several different sectors
interested in applying additive manufacturing (commonly known as 3D printing)
in healthcare. Among the guests, there were people from the academy like
researchers from IME (Military Institute of Engineering) from Rio de
Janeiro, NUTES (Center of Strategic Technologies for Health) and the team from
the Sao Paulo-based Renato Archer Institute. There were also representatives
from regulatory bodies like ANVISA (Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency) and
the FDA; public institutions like the Ministry of Health and the SENAI
Innovation Institute. Besides people from the private sector and companies like
URI Medical and Biokyra.
During the event, it was discussed
relevant strategic issues for the application of the technology in healthcare
as the development of protocols throughout the model building process, from
segmentation of the medical image, i.e. regulate programs that make this
process, until the manufacturing process used for materialization of the
implant or biomodel, besides the form of sterilization and the risk ratings for
each 3D printed product.
In addition to the round discussions, Biokyra had the opportunity to present the surgical cases that
have recently been done and the products that are being developed within the
company.
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