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Implant technologies continue to revolutionise medical technology
Name: COMPAMED 2024 Location: Messe Düsseldorf, Germany Date: 11–14 November Web:
www.compamed-tradefair.com Report: Preview
iniaturisation and growing device intelligence is driving the ongoing revolution in the smart implant technology and wider healthcare sector. As the leading international trade fair for suppliers of the medical technology industry, COMPAMED is always held in parallel to the world’s leading medical trade fair, MEDICA, and offers a full spectrum of materials, systems, products and services for developing medical technology. One of the central themes of this year’s event is medical implant technology. The market for medical implants continues to show significant growth potential. According to Skyquest Technologies Group, the global market in 2022 was estimated at $90.3bn and is expected to grow to $152.85bn by 2030.
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COMPAMED is always held in parallel with the world’s leading medical trade fair, MEDICA.
Medical implants are intended to improve bodily functions, alleviate pain and improve a patient’s quality of life. The increasing prevalence of chronic illnesses and age-related conditions, such as arthrosis and cardiovascular diseases, are continuing to drive market growth.
The attraction of magnets for smart implants
Magnets have an important role to play in the further development of implants. Two factors are of particular significance here: magnet technology improves patient outcomes by reducing invasive procedures and increasing quality of life on the one hand, and by covering an extensive range of applications from cochlear implants to implantable medication on the other.
This is also due to the fact that both magnetically soft and magnetically hard materials are available. If these two material types are magnetised, this results in different possible behaviours and applications: magnetically soft materials are relatively easy to change in a magnetic state, while magnetically hard materials are difficult to change and are thus considered permanent when magnetised.
3D printing’s developing role in implant technology
3D printing is becoming of increasing importance to implant technology. Formlabs is a leading manufacturer and developer for the entire spectrum of 3D printed hardware, software and materials for prototyping and production. For example, the company develops biocompatible materials for medical applications. During the summer COMPAMED Innovation Forum, Shiden Yohannes, manager medical market development at Formlabs, demonstrated how 3D printing makes manufacturing low-cost, patient-specific models for pre- operative planning and training possible. According to Yohannes, a study carried out by Ghent University has shown that 3D printed models can be used for training carotid stenting.
138 Medical Device Developments /
www.nsmedicaldevices.com
COMPAMED Messe Düsseldorf / ctillmann
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