Anatomic 3D synthetic tissue printer

描述（由申请人提供）：直接从医学成像数据“打印”具有逼真外观、感觉和材料特性的全尺寸组织模拟物的能力将在MedSim市场中具有广泛应用，包括规划和排练患者特定手术病例、患者-护理人员沟通以及增强放射学数据的可视化。此外，3D按需打印可以再现使用尸体无法获得的特定患者病例的模拟。为了在MedSim应用中使用，3D打印的模拟组织应该由具有不同物理特性的多种物质组成，包括骨骼、肌肉、血管、皮肤和脂肪以及器官组织的材料类似物。拟议的快速MedSim解剖打印机（R-MAP）使用3D打印快速原型技术，直接从医学成像数据中创建人体组织的空间精确3D模拟物。R-MAP将能够生产高保真解剖学上精确的合成物理组织模型， 可用于解剖学、创伤模拟、手术培训/计划和患者意识交互目的。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The ability to "print" full-scale tissue analogues with realistic look, feel, and material properties directly from medical imaging data would have wide application in the MedSim market including planning and rehearsing patient-specific surgical cases, patient-caregiver communication, and enhanced visualization of radiological data. Further, 3D on-demand printing can reproduce simulations of specific patient cases that would not be available using cadavers. For utility in MedSim applications, 3D printed simulated tissue should consist of multiple substances with varying physical properties, including material analogues for bone, muscle, vessels, skin and adipose, and organ tissue. The proposed Rapid MedSim Anatomical Printer (R-MAP) uses 3D printed rapid prototyping technology to create spatially accurate 3D simulants of human tissue directly from medical imaging data. The R-MAP will enable production of high-fidelity anatomically accurate synthetic physical tissue models that can be used for anatomy, trauma simulation, surgical training/planning, and patient awareness interaction purposes.