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Ricoh USA announced it received the 2022 MedTech Breakthrough Award for “Best New Technology Solution for Orthopedics” for RICOH 3D for Healthcare. The program is an integrated end-to-end workflow solution that designs and produces 3D-printed anatomic models for patient-specific representations of tissue and bone.
Anatomical modeling is often used for patient education and to plan complex surgical cases. Access to 3D-printed models is currently limited to large healthcare organizations and academic hospitals due to the high cost and expertise required to manage the process. RICOH 3D for Healthcare targets hospitals of all sizes with its turnkey, cost-effective solution and managed service.
“Our goal is to make 3D anatomic models accessible to the roughly 90% of surgeons, medical students, and other providers working at healthcare facilities in the U.S. who don’t currently have access to patient-specific 3D-printed models,” Gary Turner, Managing Director, Additive Manufacturing, North America, Ricoh USA, said. “We’re proud to be recognized with a second consecutive MedTech Breakthrough Award — especially in this category, as orthopedics is one of the highest-demand areas for 3D-printed anatomic models today.”
RICOH 3D for Healthcare integrates with IBM iConnect® Access from IBM Watson Health, making it easy for clinicians to incorporate into their existing workflow. Once a healthcare professional uses the interactive segmentation tool within IBM iConnect Access and submits a request for a 3D-printed anatomic model, Ricoh facilitates the entire development process on the centralized HIPAA-enabled platform to produce and deliver accurate 3D-printed models.
The anatomic models are currently available for educational use only.
