Organization/Department 
Independent developer at ProSpon 

Biography 
Graduate of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague. From 2007 to 2014 he worked as a product designer in the company MEDIN Orthopedics, a. S. Since 2014 he has been working as an independent developer in the company ProSpon, spol. s r. o. He is a specialist in the design and development of joint replacements and the author of several utility models. In the company ProSpon, spol. s r. o. he is responsible for the validation of the process of additive manufacturing of implantable medical devices. 

Title of Talk 
3D printing utilization in the production of personalized implants 

Abstract 
The medical device industry was one of the first to adopt additive production from metallic materials more than 15 years ago. Today, 3D printing is playing an increasingly important role in the field of custom-made implantable devices. This technology offers a number of advantages over conventional production methods. However, it also requires new product design procedures and product manufacturability rules. This presentation shows step-by-step how the design and production of personalized joint replacements for cancer patients takes place and how the additive Powder Bed Fusion technology can be used for this purpose.