Personalized additive manufacturing of devices for the management of enteroatmospheric fistulas.

ABSTRACT: Additive manufacturing techniques allow the customized design of medical devices according to the patient's requirements. Enteroatmospheric fistula is a pathology that benefits from this personalization due to its extensive clinical variability since the size and morphology of the wound differ extensively among patients. Standard prosthetics do not achieve proper isolation of the wound, leading to a higher risk of infections. Currently, no effective personalized technique to isolate it has been described. In this work, we present the workflow for the design and manufacture of customized devices adapted to the fistula characteristics as it evolves and changes during the treatment with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT). For each case, a device was designed with dimensions and morphology

SUBMITTER: Calero Castro FJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10658531 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature