Journal
BIOMATERIALS
Volume 289, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121702
Keywords
Tracheal reconstruction; Additive manufacturing; Translational devices; Good manufacturing practice
Funding
- NIH/NICHD [R01 086201]
- Children's Hospital of Atlanta Pediatric Trust Fund
- Imlay Foundation
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This study presents a generalized strategy for manufacturing patient-specific medical devices using selective laser sintering (SLS) in adherence to FDA guidance. Using the example of an Airway Support Device, the study demonstrates the process of design and material assessment to create verified devices that achieve desired results. The proposed process serves as a template for quality control of personalized 3D printed implants.
Implantable patient-specific devices are the next frontier of personalized medicine, positioned to improve the quality of care across multiple clinical disciplines. Translation of patient-specific devices requires time-and cost-effective processes to design, verify and validate in adherence to FDA guidance for medical device manufacture. In this study, we present a generalized strategy for selective laser sintering (SLS) of patient-specific medical devices following the prescribed guidance for additive manufacturing of medical devices issued by the FDA in 2018. We contextualize this process for manufacturing an Airway Support Device, a life-saving tracheal and bronchial implant restoring airway patency for pediatric patients diagnosed with tracheobronchomalacia and exhibiting partial or complete airway collapse. The process covers image-based modeling, design inputs, design verification, material inputs and verification, device verification, and device validation, including clinical results. We demonstrate how design and material assessment lead to verified Airway Support Devices that achieve desired airway patency and reduction in required Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) after patient im-plantation. We propose this process as a template for general quality control of patient-specific, 3D printed implants.
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