The Parc Taulí has obtained the license to manufacture customized health products in its facilities by the Generalitat de Catalunya. This license will allow the 3D Laboratory to manufacture in its facilities and supply to other hospital centers.
The hospital and research center is the second in Catalonia to receive this health authorization and the third in Spain, a milestone that consolidates the trajectory of Parc Taulí as a pioneering and reference center at nationaland European level in the medical use of 3D printing.
In recent years, the use of 3D technology has gained a lot of relevance in the healthcare sector. In the case of surgical interventions, this technology allows the surgeon to have medical instruments adapted to each patient's body, which serve as a reference for the path to follow to practice the intervention. That's what they're called surgical guides, which are printed using 3D printing and provide numerous benefits for both the medical staff and the patient, as they provide effectiveness, efficiency, reduce risks and improve post-operative recovery.
This concession will also give authorization to the Laboratory for design and manufacture anatomical models to plan surgeries. Another very important benefit that this license will bring, as explained by Ferran Fillat, responsible for the 3D Laboratory at Parc Taulí since its creation in 2014, is that it will allow digitally connect surgical planning with the manufacturing of the healthcare product which will allow personalization to reach more patients, in a safer and more efficient way. It will also facilitate the connection of the 3D Laboratory with different hospital services.
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