Safety of medical operations using 3D models developed in cooperation with medical browsers and delivery of a sterile implant model to the operating room

Abstract

Modern medicine also bases its science on the possibility of practicing skills on 3D models and 3D prints, as well as on imaging thanks to the use of virtual reality (VR). CAD software has been widely used in fields of medicine such as dentistry, surgery including orthopedics, transplantology, cardiology, rehabilitation and all other fields of medicine. Safe medical staff also means safe patients. An important issue is risk analysis, which includes activities that are part of process planning and risk management. All these activities enable the person supervising the entire process to identify, plan and manage risks in order to reduce or completely eliminate threats. The safety of both patients and medical staff is the primary goal of every medical sterilization department. This goal is achieved by controlling infections by providing sterile materials to the operating room.

(1) Background: The cooperation of medical browsers and CAD software was studied to create an anatomical model of the knee joint and then carry out the medical sterilization process as a basis for eliminating infections of medical staff and patients, which translates into the safety of medical operations.

(2) Methods: Developing a 3D model using a medical browser and CAD software, then printing a knee implant using 3D printing and carrying out the sterilization process.

(3) Results: 3D printing of the knee joint, carrying out the sterilization process and protecting medical staff and patients against biological infections.

(4) Conclusions: 3D prints of anatomical models can be easily and quickly prepared thanks to the appropriate transformation of the file from the medical browser to CAD software and then the 3D model can be printed on 3D printers. The 3D printed model allows for proper and safe preparation for medical operations, and it can also be a ready-made implant for transplantation into the patient. Thanks to the use of medical sterilization activities and procedures, the 3D implant can be a ready-made sterile material to be brought into the operating room. This protects patients and medical staff against biological infections. The safety of patients and medical staff contributes to the reduction of cross-infections caused by surgical instruments.