Medical implants Arcam’s CAD to Metal® technology lends itself particularly well to implant manufacturing. Standard implants can be manufactured quickly and cost-efficiently in production batches. The technology offers rational production of small lots as well as customization of designs, adding important capabilities to the implant industry. A unique feature is the possibility to build parts with integrated, engineered trabecular structures, which enables the building of implants with a solid core and a trabecular surface, to facilitate osseointegration. With traditional processes such coatings are usually sprayed onto the part’s surface in a separate production step, but in Arcam’s process the solid and trabecular parts are built simultaneously. Using CT scan data, it is possible to build custom-designed implants that perfectly match the shape of the patient’s bones. This method can be used to custom-design orthopaedic devices, as well as bone plates for severe bone fractures and lost bone from cancer resections. The ability to directly build complex geometries makes Arcam’s CAD to Metal® technology viable for economical manufacture of fully functional implants. The process uses standard biocompatible materials, such as Ti6Al4V ELI, Ti Grade 2 and Cobalt-Chrome. CASE STUDIES Adler Ortho, Fixa Ti-Por acetabular cup with integrated, engineered trabecular structure [PDF] University Hospital Maastricht, customized CMF implant [PDF] Prototal, customized implants for oral surgery [PDF] Acetabular cup with integrated trabecular structure Femoral knee with integrated trabecular structure Customized trabecular CMF implant Femoral stem