China's first medical 3D printing factory to open
22-Jul-16, 3ders.org
Hkable Biological 3D and the county government of China’s Fengdu County have signed a cooperation agreement which will see the two parties build China’s first 3D printing factory for medical products. The factory will be located in the city of Chongqing, Southwest China.
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Although still in its infancy, the 3D printed medical device industry promises to revolutionize healthcare by providing patient-specific, biodegradable, and on-demand medical devices on a mass scale.
In the US, FDA guidance for 3D printed medical devices is currently being hashed out, with 85 unique 3D printed devices already cleared for medical use there. European manufacturers are making similar progress, but China and the Far East has, until now, been a little slower to join the party.