Case Study: CPI accelerates HealthTech innovation and medical‑device testing with the Stratasys Digital Anatomy Printer

UK-based deep tech organization CPI collaborates with researchers to develop novel innovations in HealthTech using the Stratasys Digital Anatomy Printer

CPI, a UK-based deep tech organisation with a growing HealthTech division, needed realistic, biomechanically accurate models to develop and test novel medical devices—such as a new endoscope—without relying on cadavers or animal models. To meet these needs, CPI acquired Stratasys equipment (initially a J735 and later upgraded to the Stratasys J750 Digital Anatomy Printer using PolyJet 3D printing technology) to access larger build volume, biocompatible materials, and multi‑material printing capabilities.

Using the Stratasys J750 Digital Anatomy Printer and Digital Anatomy materials (including BoneMatrix, GelMatrix and TissueMatrix), CPI printed a hepatobiliary test model that enabled in‑situ device testing and rapid iteration—design in the morning and test in the afternoon—allowing more than 50 iterations and combining 5–6 different materials in a single model. The Stratasys solution delivered high fidelity (down to 14 micron layer height), removable GelMatrix supports for complex vascular structures, faster development cycles, and validated prototypes that replaced the need for cadaver/animal testing.

CPI

Wayne Morton

Principal Mechanica Design Engineer