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SME Supply Chain Integration for Enhanced Fully Customisable Medical Implants, using new biomaterials and rapid manufacturing technologies, to enhance the quality of life for EU citizens

Objective

The 2010 industry paradigm will be that the 'Implantable Medical Device' surgeon will plan and execute surgical operations based solely on the clinical needs of the patient.

Custom-IMD will realise this vision through the development of new biomaterials for the manufacture of innovative fully customised medical implants using enhanced rapid manufacturing technologies; achieving implant design, manufacture, sterilisation, regulatory approval and delivery to the surgeon within a 48 hour time frame.

The main project objectives are:
- The development of innovative biomaterials (ceramics, bio-passive, bio-active and shape-memory polymers) for use in Rapid Manufacturing.
- To complete in-vitro, cell culture and in-vivo animal studies for the new biomaterial s; thus generating a strong toxicological and biocompatibility knowledge base.
- To achieve innovations within the Rapid Manufacturing techniques enabling the processing of the selected biomaterials achieving targeted material properties and timeframe.
- To achieve integration of the medically certified e-supply chain management (confidential patient data, material supply, implant design and manufacture, sterilisation and certification) enabling customised implants to be supplied to the surgeon within 4 8 hours.
- The design, manufacture and testing of three fully customisable implant products (craniofacial bone plate; lumbar spinal disc replacement; and dental restoration) achieving target implant specifications.
- To demonstrate the direct economic savings to the European healthcare service for customisable implants and to quantify their wider economic and societal 'added value'.

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FP6-2004-NMP-SME-4
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FUNDACIO ASCAMM CENTRE TECNOLOGIC
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AVENIDA UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA 23, PARC TECNOLOGIC DEL VALLES
CERDANYOLA DEL VALLES
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