Application of 3D printing and distributed manufacturing during the first-wave of COVID-19 pandemic. Our experience at a third-level university hospital.
Rubén Perez-MañanesSonia García-de San JoséManuel Desco-MenéndezIgnacio Sánchez-ArcillaEsmeralda González-FernándezJavier Vaquero-MartínJavier Pascau González-GarzónLydia Mediavilla-SantosDiego Trapero-MorenoJosé Antonio Calvo-HaroPublished in: 3D printing in medicine (2021)
The role of 3D printing in the hospital environment allows the reconciliation of in-house and distributed manufacturing with traditional production, providing custom-made adaptation of the specifications, as well as maximum efficiency in the working and availability of resources, which is of special importance at critical times for health systems such as the current COVID-19 pandemic.