Archives: 3D Printing

Can a Good Deed Ever Go Unpunished? Patent Infringement Considerations for Technologies Used to Combat COVID-19

By Jeffrey Lyons and Aaron Rabinowitz on May 18, 2020 Posted in 3D Printing

With the COVID-19 outbreak, institutions and corporations are scrambling to develop and produce COVID-19 tests and cures, while at the same time hospitals are facing a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) and lifesaving medical devices such as ventilators. Major companies are using their large-scale production capabilities to mass-produce products for hospitals. For example, some … Continue Reading

Considerations for 3D Printing of Medical Devices, Accessories, Components and Parts During the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Katrina M. Quicker, Lindsay Holmes, Lee H. Rosebush and Marc Wagner on April 13, 2020 Posted in 3D Printing

The medical device industry and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have been experimenting with three-dimensional (3D) printing for years. Shortages of medical devices such as personal protective equipment (PPE) and ventilators abound, making 3D printing particularly interesting with regard to fighting COVID-19. The FDA even issued some guidance on 3D printing of medical devices, … Continue Reading

3D Printing Comes of Age in the COVID-19 Crisis

By Aaron Rabinowitz on April 2, 2020 Posted in 3D Printing

Thanks to the global availability of additive manufacturing and 3D printing (3DP) and to the easy sharing of 3DP designs, a teenager in Iowa with a 3D printer can print face shields based on a design uploaded only minutes earlier by an engineer in France. Indeed, in only a few weeks, the world has seen … Continue Reading