The Feasability of Manufacturing Titanium Alloy Intramedullary Nails Economically with Enhanced Design Freedom (I-NEED)

经济地制造钛合金髓内钉并增强设计自由度的可行性（I-NEED）

• 批准号: 131054
• 金额: $ 19.11万
• 依托单位: UCL BUSINESS PLC
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2013 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=131054
• 关键词: Feasability; Manufacturing; Titanium; Alloy; Intramedullary

The objective of this 1yr feasibility project is to address a clinical need to heal bone fractures more effectively and at lower cost. The project will involve the application of additive manufacturing, sometimes referred to as 3D-printing. The design & manufacture of tall, thin, Ti-64 intramedullary nails for repairing bone fractures will be addressed to enable them to be mass produced. Moreover, it is intended that the parts will be designed to suit specific types of bone fractures so as to enhance recovery. This development will particularly benefit the different bone injury requirements of younger active patients and the growing demands from the older section of the population. The project consortium will be led by CRDM with UCL Institute of Orthopaedic Medicine as its partner. Collaboration with a global medical device company, Smith & Nephew, will ensure that the technology is exploited through their UK orthopaedics sales channel.

该1年可行性项目的目的是解决更有效、更低成本地愈合骨折的临床需求。该项目将涉及增材制造的应用，有时被称为3D打印。将讨论用于修复骨折的高、薄、Ti-64髓内钉的设计和制造，使其能够批量生产。此外，还打算将部件设计为适合特定类型的骨折，以促进恢复。这一发展将特别有利于年轻活跃患者的不同骨损伤要求和老年人群日益增长的需求。该项目联合体将由CRDM领导，UCL骨科医学研究所作为其合作伙伴。与全球医疗器械公司Smith & Nephew的合作将确保该技术通过其英国骨科销售渠道得到利用。