WO2001077988A3 - System and method for rapidly customizing a design and remotely manufacturing biomedical devices using a computer system - Google Patents

System and method for rapidly customizing a design and remotely manufacturing biomedical devices using a computer system Download PDF

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WO2001077988A3
WO2001077988A3 PCT/US2001/011415 US0111415W WO0177988A3 WO 2001077988 A3 WO2001077988 A3 WO 2001077988A3 US 0111415 W US0111415 W US 0111415W WO 0177988 A3 WO0177988 A3 WO 0177988A3
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Thomas J Bradbury
Christopher M Gaylo
James Fairweather
Kathleen D Chesmel
Peter Materna
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Thomas J Bradbury
Christopher M Gaylo
James Fairweather
Kathleen D Chesmel
Peter Materna
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Abstract

A method of rapid design and manufacture of biomedical devices (160) using electronic data and modeling transmissions, wherein such transmissions are transferred via a computer network. The method includes capturing patient-specific diagnostic imaged data (100), converting the data to a digital computer file (110), transmitting the converted data (110) via the computer network to a remote manufacturing site, converting the computer file (110) into a multi-dimensional model (120) and then into machine instructions (130), and constructing (140) the biomedical implant (160). The present invention is further directed to the preparation of rapid-prototyped pharmaceutical forms, including oral dosage pills and implantable pharmaceuticals, with transmittal of such data over computer networks being used to significantly increase the cost effectiveness and responsiveness, and is further directed to the use of a website to perform various client-interaction and follow-up tasks.
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