FDA Clearance for 3D Printed Bunion Correction

Bunions, or Hallux Valgus deformities, are painful and repairing them involves complicated and often problematic surgical intervention. Now a US company, MedShape, is using 3D printing processes to create a solution to the problem which offers a number of advantages over conventional treatment. The company just received FDA approval for one of their processes and the material involved, a medical and aerospace grade titanium alloy, and they say it's only the first of many such solutions. You can read the whole story here: http://3dprint.com/41701/3d-printing...oot-deformity/

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