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

这个为期一年的可行性项目的目标是解决临床需要，更有效地治愈骨折，并以更低的成本。该项目将涉及到增材制造的应用，有时也被称为3d打印。研究高、细、钛-64型骨折修复用髓内钉的设计与制造，使其能够批量生产。此外，这些部件将被设计成适合特定类型的骨折，以增强恢复。这一发展将特别有利于年轻活跃患者的不同骨损伤需求和老年人群日益增长的需求。该项目财团将由CRDM领导，UCL骨科医学研究所作为其合作伙伴。与全球医疗设备公司Smith & Nephew合作，将确保该技术通过其英国骨科销售渠道得到利用。

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.