Design for medical 3D printing is not just new software. It reinvents the current design thinking behind medical device innovations, removing many traditional manufacturing constraints. 3D printing (earlier also known as rapid prototyping) is particularly complementary to design thinking, where an iterative approach is required to solve complex problems. Also, unlike conventional methods, 3D printing allows for unprecedented customization and precision, enabling the creation of devices more tailored to individual patients’ specific anatomy or needs, which are typically more costly and sometimes even impossible with traditional manufacturing processes. In this virtual event, we aim to bring together the most active 3D printing software providers, engineers, and medical 3D printing designers to share their insights and updates on our existing toolkits for medical 3D printing design, best cost-effective practices, and future growth areas. We invite everyone motivated to learn, network, and collaborate in future medical innovations to join this critical (and brainy) conversation.
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Speakers:
Elissa Ross
Dr. Elissa Ross is a mathematician and the CEO of Toronto-based startup Metafold 3D. Metafold makes a 3D geometry toolkit to solve design, simulation, automation and commercialization challenges in digital manufacturing. Metafold supports innovators to produce highly distinctive products, including lightweight parts for aerospace, cell scaffolds for lab-grown meat, and running shoes that accelerate athletes. Elissa holds a PhD in discrete geometry (2011), and worked as an industrial geometry consultant for the 8 years prior to cofounding Metafold. Metafold is the result of observations made in the consulting context about the challenges and opportunities of additive manufacturing. Drawing on her background in mathematics and industrial consulting, Elissa focuses on leveraging geometric principles to enhance product performance through computational design.
Paul Egan
Dr. Paul Egan is a tenure-track assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University and leads the Medicine, Mechanics, and Manufacturing Design (M3D) Lab. The M3D Lab investigates a unique integration of engineering design methods for system modelling, optimization, and experimentation of diverse biomedical systems using computational design and additive manufacturing approaches. Research applications focus on 3D printing for tissue scaffolds, personalized nutrition, prosthetics, and medical devices. Dr. Egan’s engineering design teachings promote mechanical design innovation for positive societal impacts, which aligns with Dr. Egan’s leadership in entrepreneurial activities and medical technology start-ups.
Jade Myers
Dr. Jade Myers is the Research Development Specialist at the AMPrint Center and Adjunct Faculty within the departments of Biomedical Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, and the School of Individualized Studies at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). She has served as Research & Development Associate and Haiti Project Team Lead for LimbForge, a non-profit organization specializing in increasing access to quality upper limb prostheses for underserved communities throughout the world and has collaborated with Doctors without Borders (MSF) on multiple international low-cost medical device projects involving 3D printing. She instructs several graduate and undergraduate courses related to medical device design including “3D-Technologies for Prosthetic Applications”—an interdisciplinary project-based class that leverages 3D-printing, scanning, and CAD to engage students in the many facets of prosthesis design— and “Personalized 3D Printing” in which students use CT scan and point cloud data in the design of person-specific medical and athletic devices. She earned a PhD in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in 2023, and her current research centers on finding novel ways to improve the design and safety of printed prosthetic sockets using density-graded lattice structures. She was the recipient of the 2023 Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation (OPERF) fellowship, and her work placed third in the international nTopology/EOS Responsible Parts Challenge competition among submissions from 28 colleges and universities across 16 countries. She received the 2023 Bruce R. James Distinguished Public Service Award for her prosthetics-related work in low-resource countries.
Mandy Rosengren
Mandy is a Senior Solutions Engineer at nTop and has supported customers with the nTop CS team for over three years. She trains and advises customers on simulation, topology optimization, latticing, automation, and field-driven design. She has experience in additive design, CAD, 3D printing, and machining, and she graduated with a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University. She currently lives in the Boston area and is the Boston Ambassador for Women in 3D Printing.
Moderator:
Dr. Jenny Chen
Dr. Jenny Chen is trained as a neuroradiologist, and founder/CEO of 3DHEALS. Her main interests include next-generation education, 3D printing in the healthcare sector, automated biology, and artificial intelligence. She is an angel investor who invests in Pitch3D companies.
