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 designed porosity and scaffolds, which enables the building of implants with a solid core and a porous surface, to facilitate bone ingrowth. 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 porous 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 Fixa Ti-Por Lattice Acetabular Cup [English ] [PDF] Maastricht Implant Case Study [English ] [PDF] Prototal Case Study [English ] [PDF] Maastricht Skull Lattice Skull Plate Boneplate Dog Knee Jaw Implant Solid Acetabular Cup