Medicine · 3D printing · Television
In 2019 ORF III reported on 3D medicine from Solingen in its science series “treffpunkt medizin”. It showed how EXCIT3D, Solingen Municipal Hospital and RIMASYS use 3D printing, augmented and virtual reality for surgery, using the example of a complex shoulder fracture.
- Broadcaster
- ORF III
- Programme
- treffpunkt medizin
- Partners
- Solingen Municipal Hospital, RIMASYS
- Case
- Shoulder fracture
The report on ORF III
Austrian television reported on the 3D medicine solutions of the partners EXCIT3D GmbH, Solingen Municipal Hospital and RIMASYS GmbH, which help to perform surgical procedures faster, better and in a more patient-friendly way. The focus was on the benefits of 3D printing, augmented and virtual reality for surgery. The report was broadcast in the ORF III science series “treffpunkt medizin” under the title “Wird Gesundheit digital?” (Will health become digital?).
The cooperation
The cooperation was organized through the 3D Competence Center Healthcare, an initiative of the Solingen Economic Development Agency. Solingen Municipal Hospital, more precisely the Clinic for Orthopaedics, Trauma Surgery and Hand Surgery headed by Prof. Dr. Sascha Flohé, has repeatedly worked closely with EXCIT3D to use 3D printing, virtual and augmented reality for the benefit of patients. The aim is faster, more efficient operations and a lower risk of infection.
The case shown was the complex shoulder fracture of a young man. The patient’s 3D-printed shoulder enabled the surgeon to prepare for the operation better than would have been possible with the CT images on the computer. In the 3D Competence Network Medicine, a project of the Solingen Economic Development Agency, further partners are working to develop Solingen into a center for 3D technologies in medicine.
3D messenger for healthcare and surgery
The 3DChatApp combines the augmented reality display of 3D models with audio and video communication. All chat participants can show 3D models and look at them together, for example when surgeons show bones with complex fractures to their colleagues and plan the operation together.
- Add 3D objects
- All chat participants can add 3D objects.
- Edit together
- All participants can rotate, scale and color-mark the 3D models at the same time.
- Augmented reality
- The 3D objects are also shown to the participants as augmented reality models.
- Switch the camera
- The camera view can be switched between participants ad hoc; voice communication runs in parallel.
Real Remote Avatar: Dr. Surrogate
Another project for the surgery of tomorrow was our remote avatar called Dr. Surrogate. The Real Remote Avatar from EXCIT3D is a real object that is remote-controlled in real time via VR; it combines IoT, virtual reality and 3D printing. The physical avatar comes from the 3D printer, and depending on the application a PC with a two-dimensional screen is sufficient for control. The idea: Dr. Surrogate is in the operating theater while the surgeon is on the other side of the world and directs the operation remotely.
More on 3D in medicine
In April 2019 we had already reported on the filming of an ORF science documentary at EXCIT3D and RIMASYS (in German). Background on the competence center is given in 3D Competence Center: Solingen Municipal Hospital relies on AR, VR and 3D printing (in German); how surgical preparation works is described in Medicine and 3D: operating faster, more efficiently and better (in German). An overview is given on the page Healthcare.
3D for medicine
We prepare CT data for 3D printing, AR and VR, for surgical preparation, patient information and teaching.
Healthcare · EXCIT3D GmbH, Solingen
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Frequently asked questions
Which programme showed the report?
The ORF III science series “treffpunkt medizin”, episode “Wird Gesundheit digital?” (Will health become digital?).
Who was involved?
EXCIT3D, Solingen Municipal Hospital with the Clinic for Orthopaedics, Trauma Surgery and Hand Surgery headed by Prof. Dr. Sascha Flohé, and RIMASYS; organized through the 3D Competence Center Healthcare of the Solingen Economic Development Agency.
Which case was shown?
The complex shoulder fracture of a young man. The 3D-printed shoulder allowed the surgeon to prepare better than the CT images on the computer would have.
More on this topic: ORF documentary 2019 (in German) · 3D Competence Center Healthcare (in German) · Healthcare · 3D printing. Topics: 3D printing, medicine, surgery, augmented reality, virtual reality, television
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We develop applications where 3D technology, augmented reality, virtual reality and software development meet. For industry, culture and public clients we build solutions from the first idea through 3D data processing and user interface to live operation. We are based in Solingen, Germany.