Case Study: CHU de Brest achieves safer, faster surgical planning with Stratasys J5 MediJet 3D printing

CHU de Brest Improving Surgical Planning for Patientspecific

CHU de Brest, a university hospital in France, faced limitations with single‑material 3D printing and outsourced models that lacked the realism and capacity needed for precise pre‑surgical planning. To address this, the hospital partnered with Stratasys (installed via partner‑reseller Cylaos) to deploy the multi‑material, multi‑color J5 MediJet 3D printer.

Using Stratasys’ J5 MediJet and Elastico photopolymer, CHU de Brest now produces ultra‑realistic, haptically accurate, patient‑specific anatomical models with millimetric precision that can be reprinted and iterated; this has improved surgeon preparedness, reduced operation time and surgical‑related risks, lowered costs, expanded in‑house capacity across multiple departments, and supported better training, patient understanding, and clinical outcomes.

CHU de Brest

Samuel Guigo

Radiology and 3d Printing Technician