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3D LifePrints provides medical 3D printing manufacturing, design and service capabilities for key UK NHS hospitals, private medical institutions globally, leading academic institutions and medical device manufacturers. We partner with clinicians, healthcare providers and academics to identify new applications of 3D technologies and provide a variety of innovative 3D printed products/devices in order improve patient outcomes and lower operational costs. These include:

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Research & Educational Solutions

3D LifePrints works with a range of medical institutions and leading academic and research institutions to provide 3D solutions for simulation, training and long term innovative R&D projects. These include:

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Humanitarian Solutions

3D LifePrints utilises 3D technologies in order to provide a range of products and services for humanitarian purposes. Our main focus is to provide both low cost 3D printed prosthetics & orthotics, 3D printed Mine Risk Education products for developing nations and countries affected by conflict. Our partners include: The United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mayday Rescue, the White Helmets, The Development Initiative, the US Navy and the US State Department in over 15 countries.

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Exploring the medical applications of 3D printing with 3D LifePrints has been an incredible experience for the staff and patients of Alder Hey children’s hospital. With 3DLP’s embedded 3D printing facility we have discovered a number of truly novel and exciting ways to make our care better, kinder and easier. Working with 3DLP has been an absolute pleasure. Their attention to detail and innovative team have opened our eyes to a huge range of possibilities.

Iain Hennessey, Clinical Director

Innovation Hub, Liverpool, UK

3D printing could reduce a lot of challenges we have with training. It is obviously beneficial for the patient, obviously beneficial for the clinician and obviously beneficial for our health systems in terms of reducing costs and reducing complications.

Nicola Blackwood, UK MP & Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department of Health

Speaking to Euronews and 3DLP at the Dubai Arab Health Conference

Working with 3D LifePrints we have produced high resolution 3D prints of the heart of unprecedented quality and detail, generated from high resolution micro-CT data sets, such prints have brought our virtual data to life, and serve to improved our understanding of the 3D micro-anatomy of the heart.

Dr. Robert Stephenson, Sports Science, John Moores University, Liverpool, UK

Discussing a 3D printed rabbit atrium model

The Virtual Engineering Centre is developing an exciting collaboration with 3D LifePrints, bringing together the specialist expertise of both organisations in 3D printing and immersive virtual reality to support the medical sector.Co-developing new processes to support surgeons at Alder Hey Children’s Trust with 3D LifePrints has accelerated the development of new techniques and has highlighted the benefits to medical teams, patients and their families, that can be achieved by innovatively combining 3D printing, scanning and immersive virtual reality technologies.

Lyn Dwyer, Director

Virtual Engineering Centre, Liverpool, UK

At the end of the day, the more you practice the better a surgeon you become. Being able to use 3D printed models that mimic tissues from bone to vessels provides us with an incredible opportunity to create high fidelity simulation models.

Consultant Paediatric Surgeon Iain Hennessey, Alder Hey Children’s Trust, Liverpool, UK.

Discussing 3DLP's soft tissue prints

The model went down well this morning, changed the operation. Patient will almost certainly do better as a result of it, both short term and long term.

Consultant Surgeon, Rob Cooper

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, UK

Invaluable. Really good for guiding my operation and certainly with this patient I would have struggled to work out what to do rather than knowing beforehand. The 3D model was excellent for explaining to the patients as well. Staff in theatre liked them as they could understand what I was doing and what I needed. Using pre-operative 3D models should be the standard of care for Septal patients.

Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Mark Pullan

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, UK

The use of the 3D model in liver surgery consents to clarify several useful pre-operative aspects. The accuracy of the model in terms of anatomical findings was high. In case of complex vascular reconstruction strategies, a rational use of 3D printing technology should be implemented.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Simone Novelli

UCL Institute for Liver and Digestive Health

You’ll be pleased to know that the model that you made for us performed very well during the initial usability trials we conducted, and was well received by the ten eminent urological surgeons, from across Europe, who participated.
I have only positive memories of working with the team there and look forward to working with you again, as and when the opportunity arises.

Stewart Forbes

Engineering Manager, LightPoint Medical

We have supported 3D LifePrints from the start of their involvement with Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and we were delighted to provide funding which enabled the company to extend its service to two other Liverpool trusts.

The response from clinicians using the models has been fantastic; they see a range of benefits both to their own practice and to the patients and families who gain a much better understanding of their medical condition.

We continue to support the company in growing the business and I hope they achieve their ambition of being embedded in all major teaching trusts.

Dr. Liz Mear

CEO, Innovation Agency