According to study, “North America 3D Printing in
Healthcare Market (2018-2023)” some of the major
companies that are currently working in the North America 3D printing in
healthcare market are Stratasys Ltd., Renishaw, 3D Systems, Formlabs, Organovo.
The 3D printing is a method of
making a substantial object from a three dimensional digital model, which is
done by layering down several thin coatings of a material in sequence. ZipDose
is a best example of 3D printer in healthcare industry, which creates pills by
printing out thin coatings of drug in powder form, with coating of a water
based binder spread among each of the powder layers. The major methods or the
process used are rapid prototyping (RP), additive manufacturing (AM) and solid
free-form fabrication (SFF).
The 3D printing includes the components
like frame, idle gear, bed leveling, belts, heater cartridge, nozzle, SD card
slot, extruder, print bed, power supply, heater cartridge, user interface,
stepper motors, lead screws or threaded rods, motherboard and hobbed gear etc.
The 3D printing healthcare market
is classified into material jetting, stereo lithography (SLA), thermal inkjet
printing (TIJ), binder jetting (BJ), selective laser sintering (SLS) and fused
deposition modeling (FDM). Some materials are included in this process such as
metals, donor cells, ceramics, plastics or polymers, bone cement and
photopolymers etc. Metals include aluminum, titanium and stainless steel.
Ceramics include silica, glass and porcelain. In addition, Acrylonitrile
Butadiene Styrene (ABS), nylon and polylactic acid (PLA) are the plastics or
polymers.
Based on the technology, the 3D
printing in healthcare market is segmented into droplet deposition, wax
deposition modeling, electron beam melting (EBM), laser beam melting (LBM),
laminated object manufacturing, bio printing and photo polymerization. Some of
the major applications of the market are include surgical instruments, laboratory
& manufacturing tools, hearing aids, tissue engineering, prosthetics,
dental, medical components and drug screening. Some implants such as bone
plates, spinal rods, prosthetic implants, cranial implants and orthopedic
implants are surgical instruments. Some prosthetics are lower limb or extremity
componentry, finger splints, shank & connectors and hip disarticulation
etc. In addition, the orthodontics, implants (endosteal& sub-periosteal
implants), dentures and prosthodontics are the dental 3D printing applications.
Some of the key advantages of the
market are increased cost efficiency, democratization & collaboration,
customization & personalization and enhanced productivity etc. Apart from
advantages, some of the major disadvantages include slow procedure,
expensiveness, insufficient strength and misuse of technology or expertise. Moreover,
the lack of raw material, high cost of manufacturing and lack of awareness also
adds to the problems.
The National Additive
Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII) is an additive manufacturing institute
in the U.S., which provides innovation infrastructure for supporting new
additive manufacturing products and technologies of 3D printing. This institute
includes many non-profit organizations such as National Digital Engineering and
Manufacturing Consortium and Association for Manufacturing Technology and many
others.
The market of 3D printing in
healthcare industry is mainly driven by increasing disposable income, increasing
scope of bioengineering products, rising demand for patient-centric products in
orthopedics & maxillofacial surgery, increasing dental laboratories &
hearing aid manufacturers and the reduction in the costs of 3D models and the
availability of a range of material options such as nylon, polymers, etc are growing
appreciably which led to the growth of the market.
North America holds the largest
market share in the world due to widespread adoption of the 3D printing
technology, several collaborations between academic and commercial organizations,
increasing research and development investments and increasing various
technological advancements. It is expected that 3D printing in healthcare
market will be reached at USD 0.7 billion by 2023.
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