3D-printed suture guide for thoracic and cardiovascular surgery produced during the COVID19 pandemic | Zendy

Laura Laliève | Zendy; Jérémy Adam | Zendy; Patrick Nataf | Zendy; Roman Hossein Khonsari | Zendy

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3D-printed suture guide for thoracic and cardiovascular surgery produced during the COVID19 pandemic

Author(s) -

Laura Laliève,

Jérémy Adam,

Patrick Nataf,

Roman Hossein Khonsari

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

annals of 3d printed medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2666-9641

DOI - 10.1016/j.stlm.2020.100005

Subject(s) - pandemic , economic shortage , covid-19 , fibrous joint , medicine , 3d printed , health care , cardiothoracic surgery , medical emergency , surgery , pathology , political science , biomedical engineering , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics) , law

Emergency 3D-printing of medical devices came out as a potential solution to tackle shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic. Manufacturing medical devices in small series within hospital is an exciting perspective in crisis management. Health professionals and additive manufacturing technology are ready for this revolution but regulative adaptations are still required. Here we present the design and production of a suture guide for cardiac surgery as a case study for a 3D printed medical device manufactured during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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