Over the last 17 years Mayo Clinic has become a world leader in a field now known as point of care manufacturing. Using additive manufacturing we focus on five distinct areas. First to create diagnostic anatomic models for each surgical subspecialty from diagnostic imaging. Second to manufacture custom patient-specific sterilizable osteotomy cutting guides for ENT, OMFS, Orthopedics, and Orthopedic Oncology. Third to build simulators and phantoms using a combination of special effects and 3Dprinting. Fourth using 3D printers to create custom phantoms, phantom holders, and other custom medical devices such as pediatric airway devices, proton beam appliances, and custom jigs and fixtures for the department and hospital. Finally to transfer the digital twins into virtual and augmented reality environments for preoperative surgical planning and immersive educational tools. Mayo Clinic has scaled this endeavor to all three of its main campuses including Jacksonville Fl and Scottsdale AZ to complete the enterprise approach. In doing so we have been able to advance patient care locally as well as assist in building the national IT, regulatory, billing, RSAN 3D SIG, and quality control infrastructure needed to assure scaling across this and other countries.
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