3D printing

Office of Advanced Manufacturing's 3D-printed shoulder model transformed a Veteran's surgery, leading to improved quality of life.

Results allowed dentures to stay firmly in place during everyday activities like eating and speaking.

Gulf Coast VA 3D printer workshop covered printing materials, systems operations and hands on trouble shooting.

A new advanced surgical planning tool receives FDA clearance to be used in VA facilities, quickening pre-surgery process.

Prosthetic orthotist and Marine Veteran produces wide range of prosthetic devices for Veterans. Some exceed capabilities of most models today.

With VA’s Blind and Visual Impairment Rehabilitation Continuum of Care, Veterans with visual impairments are achieving independence.

A newly published study evaluated how well the 3D masks perform, with a focus on the filter materials used to block out airborne particles and liquid contaminants. The project team found a wide range of filter efficiency in the 3D masks, including some filters that met or closely approached the criteria needed to make a typical N95. Others did not filter nearly as well when matched up against the N95.

A team of VA researchers from VHA developed universal, reusable Personal Protective Equipment Powered called the Air Purifying Respirator.

For 75 years, the Veterans Health Administration has honored America’s Veterans by providing exceptional care to improve their health and well-being. This new video reviews VA’s legacy of caring.

Innovation is essential to delivering modern, high-quality health care. Embracing new technologies and exploring groundbreaking techniques is not only encouraged at VA — it’s celebrated. Take a look at 3D printing, a relatively new technology with a myriad of applications to health care.

The Clear Talker mask is an invention from the Central Virginia VA Health Care System meant to aid in communication between patients and staff. A product of the hospital’s Assistive Technology team.

The benefits of 3D printing are limitless—from individually customized care, such as creating hand and foot orthotics, prosthetic limbs, and reconstructive surgery, to more groundbreaking applications, such as the ability to accurately replicate a patient’s heart, lung, spine, or aortic valve. Clearly, 3D printing has a profound impact on Veterans’ lives.