*So, then, who will become the world's most fabricated guy? Got more fabbed internal parts than anybody else alive.
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Workshops
Monday, May 11
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Medical Implant Scanning & Manufacturing
Workshop Leader: Karen Weissman, Materialise USA
Speakers include: Ola Harrysson, NC State University; Andy Christensen, Medical Modeling; Dr. Stephen Rouse, Walter Reed Medical Center; Koen Engelborghs, Materialise
Custom implants are not a wave of the future; they are an important part of rapid manufacturing today! With the advances in Rapid Manufacturing, engineers, designers and doctors now have the capability to make implants specifically designed for each patient in a time and cost efficient way. This workshop introduces participants to the implant process from scanning through surgery. Hear presentations from industry experts that address each step of the process.
Scanning
Data Conditioning
Implant Design (((career of the future, kids. When somebody shows up totally crunched by a car-wreck, don't hesitate to design some RADICALLY IMPROVED internal structural parts for 'em)))
FEA
Materials, Production Process and Machines
Quality Control and Durability
Surgery
Legal Risks and Liability (((the risk that, for instance, that you may become the next Cronenberg movie, a "Dead Ringers" and "Crash" mixup, only with laser fabs.)))
