Track: Manufacturing

Abstract

Currently, Bangladeshi surgeons approach surgeries by observing 2D reports or very often 3D photographic views of the affected body parts to assume a 3D construction of that body part, which is surely a difficult process and also may lack in assumption sometimes. Often, medical students in operation theatre being large in number fails to understand the surgical procedures properly due to the lack of visualization. Even due to lack of sufficient experience, they don’t get any chance to perform practice surgery & have to learn only by visualization, definitely a difficult process. Also, sometimes they face financial problems in buying costly human bones. To get rid of these shortcomings, this study aims to introduce the manufacturing of patient-specific 3D printed human bones, which will work as an aid to provide low budget 3D printed bones, increasing the learning proficiency. It will also lead to achieve a higher satisfaction level of the patients through proper pre-surgical planning & practice surgery by surgeons that promises to change the current medical scenario of Bangladesh tremendously. A survey was conducted using a 3D printed skull as demo to understand the real case scenario & the survey outcomes were highly positive which indicates, if this system is implemented practically, it will be embraced wholeheartedly. The survey information was used to formulate the ARENA simulation model of the system. While comparing the purchasing cost of actual bone with 3D printed bones graphically, it was evident that the cost has been reduced to a great extent.