Customised knee implants within hours – thanks to AI

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Total knee replacement (TKR) is the most effective treatment to relief pain and restore normal function in a diseased knee joint. VOLMO LTD(UK) in partnership with the University of Birmingham have developed an innovative design tool that enables these implants to be customised for individual patients. These bespoke implants can then be 3D printed in medical grade titanium alloys. The platform was tested for a real patient case in which all three implant components were produced, femur, spacer and tibial implant. Powered by artificial intelligence, medical image processing and computer aided design algorithms this innovative design platform automatically created a 3D model of the knee joint within minutes from which the final customised implant component designs can be produced within an hour and only requires minimal user interaction. These designs were then 3D printed in the Centre for Custom Medical Devices (University of Birmingham) using a RenAM 500S (Renishaw, UK) selective laser melting system in medical grade Ti-6Al-4V alloy.

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