Case Study: RICOH achieves expanded access to point-of-care patient-specific 3D medical modeling with Stratasys

RICOH leverages Stratasys partnership and technology to expand point-of-care 3D medical modeling in the U.S

Ricoh, a global leader in advanced manufacturing, faced the challenge of expanding access to patient-specific 3D medical models for pre-surgical planning across U.S. healthcare providers who often lack exposure, expertise or onsite 3D labs. Building on a long-standing engineering partnership with Stratasys (including co-development of PolyJet technology), Ricoh launched RICOH 3D for Healthcare — a HIPAA-enabled workflow that leverages Stratasys technology to bring point-of-care and on-demand 3D modeling to providers.

Ricoh implemented a dual delivery model using Stratasys printers (including the J750 Digital Anatomy, J5 MediJet, Origin One and F370) — offering onsite managed 3D labs or centralized on-demand printing with shipping — backed by biomedical engineering, a case management portal, and logistics. Powered by Stratasys, the program has secured FDA 510(k) clearance for craniomaxillofacial and orthopedic patient-specific models and ISO 13485 certification, enabling scalable, timely delivery of high-fidelity models for surgical planning and broader adoption of point-of-care 3D modeling nationwide.

Ricoh

Patrick Gannon

Director of Production for Additive Manufacturing