Meshworks - 3D Printed, Custom Implants
Part of the OrthoSolutions® Group
OrthoSolutions® Group announces definitive agreement to acquire Meshworks®, experts in additive manufacturing and custom design 3D printed implants.
OrthoSolutions, a global medical device leader in the foot and ankle market, announces a definitive binding agreement has been signed to acquire Meshworks (formerly part of the Alloyed group of companies)
Meshworks was formed to create bespoke/custom orthopaedic implants that perfectly fit their intended patient. The company has scientific roots in Oxford and Imperial College London, and consists of orthopaedic design engineers, additive manufacturing specialists, software engineers, and metallurgists. This multidisciplinary team has been guided by leading surgeons throughout all aspects of its research and development, creating proprietary structures and an exceptional implant creation process coupled with a straight-forward surgeon design experience.
Patient-specific, 3-D additive manufacturing
Our Ultimate goal in OrthoSolutions has always been, and what we will always continue to strive for, is to provide the most appropriate surgical solution for patients and their outcome. We have been involved in providing bespoke, patient-specific implants since 2015 to the UK Foot and Ankle Orthopaedic Cohort. There is no doubt that the need for this technology and Patient specificity is paramount in providing optimal patient function and outcome, in order to enhance quality of life.
Our Aim at OrthoSolutions, is to maintain superior design and manufacturing options but also allowing this solution accessible to all hospital providers within the UK. OrthoSolutions and Meshworks are exclusively collaborating to provide this opportunity to the UK Foot and Ankle Orthopaedic Cohort and their patients.
Solutions for significant bone loss
In the treatment of Significant Bone Loss, it can be difficult for surgeons to prescribe a standard, off-the-shelf implant that caters for each individual patient anatomy and their function.
Traditionally, patients presenting with large bone defects within the Foot and Ankle have had to compromise to a ‘one-size fits all’ approach. There is a strong clinical precedent for titanium implant scaffolds in bone reconstruction surgeries, and they typically give excellent clinical outcomes.
That is where Meshworks 3D Printed, additive manufacturing solutions can help.
Innovation and collaboration
Meshworks’ design and production platform has been designed in close collaboration with surgeons to create an intuitive design process which can be used to plan the most complex cases within foot and ankle.
By combining advanced design tools with rapid, state-of-the-art manufacturing, Meshworks aims to reduce patient readmission and improve quality of life for patients with a broad range of bone conditions.
Implants are produced in Oxford in their ISO13485 accredited manufacturing facility. Using Selective Laser Melting, implants are built layer by layer from titanium alloy powder.
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