Research on seamless development of surgical instruments based on biological mechanisms using CAD and 3D printer

Issue title: Frontiers in Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology – Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology, 18–21 August 2015, Shanghai, China

Guest editors: Feng Liu, Dong-Hoon Lee, Ricardo Lagoa and Sandeep Kumar

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Yamamoto, Ikuo^{a; *} | Ota, Ren^b | Zhu, Rui^a | Lawn, Murray^d | Ishimatsu, Takakazu^a | Nagayasu, Takeshi^c | Yamasaki, Naoya^c | Takagi, Katsunori^c | Koji, Takehiko^d

Affiliations: [a] Department of Mechanical Science, Nagasaki University Graduate School, 1-14 Bunkyomachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan | [b] Department of Engineering, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyomachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan | [c] Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamotomachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan | [d] Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamotomachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan

Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Ikuo Yamamoto, Department of Mechanical Science, Nagasaki University Graduate School, 1-14 Bunkyomachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan. Tel.: +81-95-819-2512; Fax: +81-95-819-2534; E-mail: iyamamoto@nagasaki-u.ac.jp.

Keywords: 3D-printer, CAD simulation, rapid prototyping, surgical instruments

DOI: 10.3233/BME-151321

Journal: Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering, vol. 26, no. s1, pp. S341-S345, 2015