Case Study: Sant Joan De Déu Barcelona Children’s Hospital improves pediatric surgical planning with Stratasys J5 MediJet 3D printing

Leading Barcelona Children’s Hospital Embraces 3D Printing

Sant Joan De Déu Barcelona Children’s Hospital, a leading pediatric cancer center in Europe, needed a better way to plan and perform increasingly complex, high-risk surgeries for children with difficult conditions such as rare skull-base tumors. To improve surgical preparation and patient outcomes, the hospital used Stratasys 3D printing technology, including the J5 MediJet 3D printer, to create realistic, patient-specific anatomical models.

With Stratasys and the J5 MediJet, the hospital’s 3DForHealth lab produced detailed multicolor, multi-material models that helped surgeons evaluate options, choose less invasive approaches, and better protect vital structures. The solution reduced surgery time by up to 40%, lowered costs, increased productivity, and supported more than 200 surgical procedures per year, while helping the hospital expand 3D printing into standard care and external service offerings.

Sant Joan De Déu Barcelona Children’s Hospital

Cristóbal Langdon Montero

Specialist in Rhinology