MEDICAL IMAGING GROUP
UCL and UCL Hospital
Prosthesis Manufacture
Prosthesis manufacture uses 3D image data derived from a variety of
scanners to produce solid structures in a variety of materials, using computer-driven
machining methods.
We have a routine service for making Titanium
Cranioplasty plates and customised maxillofacial repair plates from
CT Data. Taking data from disk, tape or via the Internet, we can produce
ready-to-use anodised Titanium plates and screws. The plates are manufactured
by fully qualified and experienced personnel. When required these can be
made to match the opposing side of the skull using a Mirror-imaging technique.
We have manufactured prosthetic soft-tissue structures such as the external
ear meatus in appropriate materials.
We have manufactured a wide variety
of models in polyurethane foam, plaster and ABS
plastic to assist surgeons in difficult orthopaedic and maxillofacial cases.
These models can greatly aid the conduct of difficult procedures as can
our straightforward imaging service and surgical
planning using our 3D workstation.
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