The new printer is an all-in-one machine that can be used for various healthcare applications.

3D printer systems developer Stratasys has unveiled their all-new compact medical 3D printer designed for healthcare applications. The J5 MediJet is the newest addition to the Stratasys multi-material and multi-color J Series 3D printing systems. The printer is capable of producing detailed anatomical models along with drilling and cutting surgical guides, and medical tooling. This is thanks to the printer’s 510k-cleared DICOM segmentation software certification which allows it to print using sterilizable and biocompatible materials. This includes those for limited contact to tissue and bone, permanent contact to intact skin (ISO 10993), and for breathing gas pathways in medical applications (ISO 18562). Models can also be sterilized using Steam, Gamma, and EtO methods.
The J5 MediJet is built on a patented rotating build platform that features a fixed print head. It includes automatic build tray arrangement, corrections, and support for the latest 3MF file format which allows for easier connectivity to third-party segmentation and design software. According to Stratasys, the machine has multi-material capacity, meaning it can accommodate 3D printing for a number of medical modeling applications. Alongside a new range of flexible, rigid color, and transparent materials, the printer can also utilize DraftWhite material for single-material applications.
Stratasys shared that they are expecting the J5 MediJet to enable companies to bring new models to market more quickly and efficiently. The printer is allegedly 30 percent faster than other 3D printers, and will also reduce outsourcing costs as there will be no need to use various printers. This helps streamline the work process under a single office platform to create different patient-specific models using different materials including pre-surgical planning models, education and training models, and medical device development models. Besides improving patient outcomes and understanding, it will also help deliver pathology on-demand to train physicians, students, and medical device field staff in all kinds of settings.
“For small to mid-sized hospitals, we’re enabling access to models and guides with a medical-specific 3D printer that is office-friendly and affordable, while ensuring sterilization is easy so you can bring models right into the operating room with you,” said Osnat Philipp, Stratasys’ Healthcare Vice President. “We also believe the J5 MediJet printer can help medical device companies bring new innovations to market faster by providing models for benchmark testing of medical devices and for product demonstrations with models showing the actual pathologies the devices are meant to treat.”
Manufacturing sites for the J5 MediJet Printer have received the ISO 13485 certification for the design and manufacture of medical devices. Stratasys also released the new J5 DentaJet and J55 printers as part of the company’s continued efforts in furthering smart and connected medical 3D printing innovations. This is towards the development of efficient medical devices that will allow for improved consistency in testing, resulting in enhanced product quality, reduced costs, and accelerated time to market.
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