For more information visit www.3dsystems.com © Copyright 2015 by 3D Systems Corporation. All rights reserved. METAL 3D PRINTING FOR THE OPERATING ROOM How 3D Systems and EIT are transforming surgical implants From preoperative planning to patient education to surgical guide production, 3D printing for medical applications is on the rise as physicians and researchers are increasingly taking advantage of the technology’s endless flexibility. A new generation of metal 3D printing technology along with biocompatible metals are adding yet another layer of possibilities, allowing medical implant companies to 3D print patient-specific implants for immediate use in a fraction of the time of traditional methods. German medical device manufacturer Emerging Implant Technologies (EIT; www.eit-

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