title: A novel classification and online platform for planning and documentation of medical applications of additive manufacturing.
abstract: Additive manufacturing technologies are widely used in industrial settings and now increasingly also in several areas of medicine. Various techniques and numerous types of materials are used for these applications. There is a clear need to unify and harmonize the patterns of their use worldwide. We present a 5-class system to aid planning of these applications and related scientific work as well as communication between various actors involved in this field. An online, matrix-based platform and a database were developed for planning and documentation of various solutions. This platform will help the medical community to structurally develop both research innovations and clinical applications of additive manufacturing. The online platform can be accessed through http://www.medicalam.info.
authors.affiliation: Aalto University, Department of Engineering Design and Production, School of Engineering, Aalto, Espoo, Finland.
authors.forename: Jukka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tuomi
authors.affiliation: Aalto University, Department of Engineering Design and Production, School of Engineering, Aalto, Espoo, Finland.
authors.forename: Kaija-Stiina
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Paloheimo
authors.affiliation: Aalto University, Department of Engineering Design and Production, School of Engineering, Aalto, Espoo, Finland.
authors.forename: Juho
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vehviläinen
authors.affiliation: Aalto University, Department of Engineering Design and Production, School of Engineering, Aalto, Espoo, Finland.
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Björkstrand
authors.affiliation: Aalto University, Department of Engineering Design and Production, School of Engineering, Aalto, Espoo, Finland.
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salmi
authors.affiliation: Aalto University, Department of Engineering Design and Production, School of Engineering, Aalto, Espoo, Finland.
authors.forename: Eero
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Huotilainen
authors.affiliation: Helsinki University Central Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Risto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kontio
authors.affiliation: Dynamics Research Corporation, Arlington, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rouse
authors.affiliation: National University of Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.affiliation: Aalto University, Department of Engineering Design and Production, School of Engineering, Aalto, Espoo, Finland Helsinki University Central Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Karolinska Institutet, Division of ENT Diseases, CLINTEC, Stockholm, Sweden antti.makitie@helsinki.fi.
authors.forename: Antti A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mäkitie
mesh_terms: D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017076:Computer-Aided Design / Q000145:classification*; D003628:Database Management Systems; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D062069:Inventions / Q000145:classification*; D008420:Manufactured Materials / Q000145:classification*
keywords: additive manufacturing (AM); classification; education; innovation; medical applications; rapid prototyping; surgery