ISSN:
1013-9826
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
The traditional method to manufacture the medical implant or prosthesis is based onsculpting and on the tissue site,or takes impressions of the entire face about human. The accuracyand efficiency of medical implant or prosthesis produced by conventional method is heavily reliedon the skill and experience of both designer and manufacturer. In this paper, an integrated methodof medical implant manufacture is approached. This integrated strategy was to establish a systemthat allows fabrication of facial prosthesis from digital information, and integrates the rapidprototyping with modeling technology of complex three-dimensional geometry fromhigh-resolution non-invasive imaging, reverse engineering and computer aided design. The researchresults have shown that the integrated method can produce more exact-fit medical implant, that is,the physical model of the implant is more exactly fitted on the skull model. The advantages of thismethod are that the surgeon can plan and rehearse the surgery in advance, and a less invasivesurgical procedure, and less time-consuming reconstructive, and an adequate esthetic can result
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/01/57/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FKEM.375-376.353.pdf
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