... Limited 2013 Prosthetic devices Modelling Facial disfigurement Imperfect symmetry transform framework Orbital prosthesis modelling Improved Iterative closest points algorithm M‐estimator The unfortunate loss or absence of an eye may be caused by a congenital defect, irreparable...

... (A,A′) and (B,B′) was developed. Juntong Xi can be contacted at: jtxi@sjtu.edu.cn © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Prosthetic devices Modelling Template‐based framework 3D areal scanner Nasal prosthesis design Geometry modelling (2.2) Nasal shape adjustment. After...

... with surgeon. Rapid prototypes Manufacturing systems Prosthetic devices Computer aided design Total hip replacement Fill and fit Medical rapid prototyping An optimal fit‐and‐fill between the prosthesis stem and the host bone is difficult to achieve in practice, with commercially...

... 3D printing Flexural strength Orthotics Pneumatic permeability Prosthetic sockets Rapid tooling Medical equipment Prosthetic devices Currently, many medical devices, particularly prosthetic sockets and orthotic interfaces, are manufactured by thermoforming plastic sheets over positive...

... supplement the surgical reconstruction of facial defects. Computer aided design Computer aided manufacturing Prosthetic devices Facial disfigurement © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Jin Sun can be contacted at: sunjin1001@126.com Unlike (Benz et al., 2005...

... at once. The material properties used initially were averages of known properties for nylon 11 and nylon 12 (Table I). The FEA was later rerun with the experimental values obtained from the results of the tensile tests described above. Manufacturing systems Lasers Sintering Prosthetic devices...

... prototypes Prosthetic devices Facial disfigurement Patients who suffer from facial deformity, either, congenital, traumatic or from ablative surgery are treated by Maxillofacial Units using a variety of surgical and prosthetic techniques. Maxillofacial prosthetics and technology covers...

... can be contacted at: r.j.bibb@lboro.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Medical sciences Lasers Stainless steel Computer aided design Surgery Prosthetic devices Over the last decade, rapid prototyping (RP) techniques have been employed widely in maxillofacial surgery...

... alloy hip implants (new femoral hip design) for biomedical applications (ASTM F75‐07, 2007). Prototypes Medical equipment Formed materials Prosthetic devices In the last decades, many companies have made great investments to improve manufacturing technologies for the development of new...

... with the part geometry and the scanning path. As a result, the overall accuracy of the formed part was slightly deteriorated. Computer aided design Computer aided manufacturing Mouldability Prosthetic devices The unique properties of titanium (Ti) – low density, high specific strength, good...