Alan S Brown

Senior Editor, ASME

[Alan S Brown @CuriousAl]

#WhatComesNext?: @VA’s #BethRipley notes that sometimes devices lose sight of how they should serve patients because designers get so focused on meeting regulatory standards. This is something that should be addressed in the future. #AMmedical @ASMEdotorg @MEngineeringMag

[Alan S Brown @CuriousAl]

#WhatComesNext?: #AdamJakus of @DimensionInx thinks #musculoskeletal parts—bone, cartilage, tendons—will be the first #3Dprinted live cells in the market. Bioprinted #kidneys and #liver will come next and have huge impact. #AMmedical @ASMEdotorg @MEngineeringMag

[Alan S Brown @CuriousAl]

#WhatComesNext?: @VA’s biggest volume products are #AssistiveTechnology devices. The biggest impact is locking down best practices protocols that @VA can use across all 34 hospitals. #AMmedical @ASMEdotorg @MEngineeringMag

[Alan S Brown @CuriousAl]

#WhatComesNext?: @VA’s Beth Ripley believes there are gaps in best practices when #3Dprinting at hospitals. Distributed manufacturing is difficult. She knows—VA has #3Dprinters at 34 different medical centers. #AMmedical @ASMEdotorg @MEngineeringMag

[Alan S Brown @CuriousAl]

#WhatComesNext?: @J&J’s #SamOnukuri believes there is a lot of value in #3Dprinting surgical models to practice surgery and in creating personalized tools. We will bring solutions to hospitals in hospital settings. #AMmedical @ASMEdotorg @MEngineeringMag

[Alan S Brown @CuriousAl]

#WhatComesNext?: @VA’s Beth Ripley believes the big opportunity is getting designers and innovators together early, rather than after the prototype is fully done. #AMmedical @ASMEdotorg @MEngineeringMag

[Alan S Brown @CuriousAl]

So #WhatComesNext?: #AMmedical moderator #MarkusReiterer notes that a new application must address a medical need, provide an appropriate instrument, and have a strong value proposition. What’s most important, he asks. @ASMEdotorg @MEngineeringMag

[Alan S Brown @CuriousAl]

Another session at #AMmedical Virtual Summit starting at 3:15. #WhatComesNext? looks at emerging #3Dprinting applications in #medicine and #dentistry. Experts from @J&J, @Medtronics, @VA and other leaders in the field. @ASMEdotorg @MEngineeringMag

[Alan S Brown @CuriousAl]

@AMmedical #AMresources: @ASTM F42.07.03 focuses on medical standards. Working on powder reuse (important to regulators), process validation for process validation, titanium (Ti-6-4) materials, and residual powder in powder bed fusion. @ASMEdotorg @MEngineeringMag

[Alan S Brown @CuriousAl]

@AMmedical #AMresources: @ASMEdotorg plans standards in #3Dprinters and #tissue properties. Enables researchers and physicians to compare products to one another and make informed choices. @ASMEdotorg @MEngineeringMag

[Alan S Brown @CuriousAl]

@AMmedical #AMresources: @ASMEdotorg has two standards under way: (1) thermal printers and (2) tissue material properties (for printing human tissues). @MEngineeringMag

[Alan S Brown @CuriousAl]

@AMmedical #AMresources: @NIH has a site that categorizes designs to help #3Dprinters making products for medical use. @asmedotorg @MEngineeringMag

[Alan S Brown @CuriousAl]

@AMmedical #AMresources: Radiologists interpret medical images and can guide attempts to use #3Dprinting for planning surgery. Big advance: Getting codes so doctors can be paid for using this technology. @RSNA @asmedotorg @MEngineeringMag

[Alan S Brown @CuriousAl]

@AMmedical #AMresources: @RSNA is an organization of radiologists--and they have a huge push in #3Dprinting. The push started in 2016. Peter Liacouras, from @WalterReed Medical Center leads the group this year. @asmedotorg @MEngineeringMag

[Alan S Brown @CuriousAl]

@AMmedical #AMresources: @ARMI-- Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Inst.--tissue foundry will make artificial bone, tissues, and organs. Sounds like science-fiction, right? @asmedotorg @MEngineeringMag

[Alan S Brown @CuriousAl]

@AMmedical #AMresources: @ARMI-- Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Inst.--tissue foundry will focus on materials, in-process control, predicting in vivo scaffold performance, and easy-to-use equipment that can run outside clean rooms. @asmedotorg @MEngineeringMag

[Alan S Brown @CuriousAl]

@AMmedical #AMresources: Lexi Garcia of @ARMI-- Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Inst.--creating a tissue foundry to print tissue via #3Dprinting. @asmedotorg
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[Alan S Brown @CuriousAl]

@AMmedical #AMresources: @FDA material scientist Matthew DiPrima says FDA keeps updating information on materials and design rules for designers using #3Dprinting. @asmedotorg @MEngineeringMag

[Alan S Brown @CuriousAl]

@AMmedical #AMresources: @AmericaMakes acts as a clearing house for designs. Big focus: face masks that fit tightly to prevent disease transmission. @asmedotorg @MEngineeringMag

[Alan S Brown @CuriousAl]

@AMmedical: Session on #AMresources for collaboration between medical, designers, and industry. @ASMEdotorg has a resource page and verification/validation info. @MEngineeringMag