With the continual progress of medical technology and health perceptions, the implantable medical devices made with 3D printing play an ever more important role in daily life. 3D printing is a general term for a kind of rapid prototyping, based on the additive manufacturing of different types. This paper reviews the applications of 3D printing in many fields such as dentistry, orthopedics, stents, skin, tablet and bioprinting, and the development progress of 3D printing industry and market, focusing on 3D printing in implantable medicine devices.

3D printing  /  material  /  medical device  /  implant