Medical 3D printing company axial3D is partnering with the University Hospital Basel in Switzerland to deliver printing solutions with the aim of improving patient care.

The hospital will integrate axial3D’s cloud-based platform, axial3Dassure, into its 3D printing lab. It will be used to manage over 20 desktop and industrial 3D printers. The point-of-care 3D printing software will aim to improve productivity and efficiency.

Philipp Bratner, senior physician radiology and co-director of the 3D Print Lab at the hospital says the lab will initially focus on 3D printing surgical guides for the Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery.

He said: “Having access to onsite printing has revolutionised how we treat those patients, some who arrive with life-threatening injuries that require immediate action. The functionality that we now get provided will allow us to speed up production and treat patients more effectively and efficiently.”

The hospital will also use axial3D’s technology to plan out and generate 3D printable orthopaedic models.

Daniel Crawford, CEO and founder at axial3D said: “We are very excited to be working with the team at University Hospital Basel. They are a leading force in medical 3D printing, not just in Europe, but globally, and this alliance will ensure the expertise they have developed can support our company’s growth by informing the ongoing development of axial3D’s software solutions.

“With a growing requirement for 3D printing within healthcare, a centralised management platform is necessary for any 3D print lab, which plans to scale and grow in the coming years. University Hospital Basel has taken strides in its commitment to improving outcomes for patients through technology advances in the form of this collaboration.”