Home // eTELEMED 2014, The Sixth International Conference on eHealth, Telemedicine, and Social Medicine // View article

The Eve of 3D Printing in Telemedicine: State of the Art and Future Challenges

Authors:
Piero Giacomelli
Asa Smedberg

Keywords: 3D printing; telemedicine; manufacturing industry; surgery

Abstract:
3D printing has raised a lot of attention from fields outside the manufacturing one in the last years. In this paper, we will illustrate some recent advances of 3D printing technology, applied to the field of telemedicine and remote patient care. The potentiality of this technology will be detailed without of the lab examples. Some crucial aspect such as the regulation of these devices and the need of some standards will also be discussed. The purpose of this paper is to enlight some of the most promising applications of such technology.

Pages: 49 to 52

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2014

Publication date: March 23, 2014

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4359

ISBN: 978-1-61208-327-8

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Dates: from March 23, 2014 to March 27, 2014