Case Study: Biomedical Modeling Inc. achieves ultra-realistic, patient-specific surgical training models with Stratasys J750

Superior 3D Printed Medical Models Full Color, Transparent, and Flexible

Biomedical Modeling Inc. (BMI), a producer of medical models, faced the challenge of giving surgeons realistic, patient-specific training that overcomes the limitations of scarce cadavers, non-human animal models, and generic mannequins. To address this, BMI partnered with Stratasys and deployed the Stratasys J750 3D printer to reproduce complex normal and pathological anatomies with clinically relevant colors, textures and material properties.

Using MRI/CT segmentation and CAD post-processing, BMI printed multi-material, full-color models (including heart, head/brain cross-sections and a multi-material hand) on the Stratasys J750, which offers more than 360,000 color and texture combinations and the ability to combine soft tissue and hard bone in one print. The result: economical, patient-specific training mannequins that replicate realistic tissue feel and transparency, let surgeons repeatedly rehearse procedures on abnormal anatomies, and reduce dependence on cadavers and animal models — demonstrating measurable advances in realism and training utility enabled by Stratasys.

Biomedical Modeling Inc.

Crispin Weinberg

President