Biomodelling Using Rapid Prototyping

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Biomodelling Using Rapid Prototyping

• Dr. Ian Gibson
• Centre for Advanced Product Development
  Technologies (CAPDT)
• Dept. Mechanical Engineering
• The University of Hong Kong

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Slice data

• Medical data often generated in slices (CT, MRI)
• RP data converted into slices

Segmentation of CT scan data, Materialise,
Belgium
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Form (model visualisation)
Chromosome modelling, Finland
Childs skull, Leeds Univ.
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Form and fit (remodelling)
Osteotomy planning of recosntruction for
Goldenhar syndrome patient, Dr. B. Vanassche,
Belgium
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Fit (assemblies)
Skull plate, QMI, Australia
Hip replacement, Leeds University, UK
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Function (actual parts)
Artificial ears, QMI, Australia
Custom inplants, Innova, US
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Other related applications
Informed consent, arteries at the base of brain,
QMI
Paleontology - Juvenile Diprotodontid Skull
BioModel, QMI, Australia
Legal - personal injury, malpractice- cracked
skull, Innova, US
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Projects at HKU
Development of an artificial finger joint
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The use of RP models in oral and maxillofacial
surgery
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Intelligent Interpretation of CT Contour Data
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Summary

• A range of facilities at HKU, ME Dept. for
  biomodelling
• Started looking drug delivery devices and tissue
  engineering
• Product development (i.e. ideas into practice)
• Particularly suitable to surgical applications