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Conformis uses CAT scans and 3D printing to create a replica of a patient's knee, which served as a mold for an implant, specially shaped and sized to fit his or hers anatomy.
Conformis uses CAT scans and 3D printing to create a replica of a patient's knee, which served as a mold for an implant, specially shaped and sized to fit his or hers anatomy.
Architect Joe Herr took advantage of the new 3D technology for a knee replacement. (Photo: KOMO News)
Dr. Vincent Santoro of Evergreen Health Orthopedics has performed upwards of 3,000 knee-replacement surgeries, and he's moving more of his patients towards the newest tech, a 3D printed knee. (Photo: KOMO News)
There are between 750,000 to 1 million new knee-replacement surgeries every year.
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