The relevance of 3D printing to the medical industry is fundamentally changing with the arrival of the Stratasys J850 Digital Anatomy Printer. Stratasys’ mission for the J850 DAP is to replicate the biomechanical properties of cardiac, vasculature, and bone in addition to general anatomies such as tumors, fibrotic tissue, soft or elastic organs, and more. With a shift away from printing “parts” to instead printing “anatomies,” the J850 DAP offers something medical professionals worldwide have dreamed of: on-demand, ultra-realistic anatomical simulation models.
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These models give us the best opportunity to re-create human physiologic conditions on a structural basis to simulate clinical situations and study new devices to establish their effectiveness before introducing them into patients.
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- Adnan Siddiqui, MD, PhD – Chief Medical Officer
Test & Validate
Product engineers can now easily and quickly develop, test, and validate new medical devices.
Training
Clinical educators can train the next generation of healthcare providers.
Experiment
Validation engineers can source test subjects and conduct critical experiments.
Preparation
Surgeons can prepare, practice, and perfect their skills in any clinical condition.
Because the J850 Digital Anatomy 3D Printer allows you to produce anatomies that feel and behave like the real thing, it reduces the necessity for the use of synthetic models, animals, and cadaver labs, allowing you to test and train anywhere. That means a reduction in training and procurement costs. It also means improved ethical practice, because it eliminates the need to test surgical procedures and devices on animal subjects.
Bone and tissue are exceptionally intricate in their makeup – their multi-material, variable density, regional internal structures heavily influence their mechanical properties. An ultra-realistic model will need to replicate the interior structures of the anatomy – treat femurs differently than skulls – and the J850 DAP does that.
Print the exact organ, of the right age and/or pathology, that you need for your research or experiment. Do it today, in the comfort of your lab, and be ready to move forward tomorrow. Enjoy unparalleled productivity and efficiency in your engineering and educational endeavors.
The hardware is important – the ability to print six materials simultaneously (and water-soluble support) is a pre-requisite to creating hyper-realistic anatomical models. But an easy-to-use software, with drop-down menus for 100+ anatomical presets, is what empowers the everyday user to take advantage of the J850 DAP. Complex internal structures and regions are built at the voxel level automatically by GrabCAD Print. Only a few clicks are required to print calcified blood vessels or cardiac blood clots – no medical experience necessary.
New materials, developed specifically to match anatomical requirements, help make this solution reality. TissueMatrix, BoneMatrix, RadioMatrix, and GelMatrix are combined during the print process in the same way a desktop printer combines CYMK ink to achieve hundreds of thousands of colors (which, by the way, the J850 can also do!). Think of it this way: instead of loading CMYK inks you are loading flesh, fat. bone, connective tissue, skin and the printer is outputting ultra-realistic anatomical models.
The Stratasys J850 Digitial Anatomy Printer features four specialized resins as well as the full PolyJet range.
Print medical models with radio-realistic features under X-ray and CT.
– Multi-purpose, multi-color family of materials | CMYKBWV
– Good stiffness and strength
– Blend together or with other materials to change properties
• Hardness | flexibility | translucency | heat resistance
– Wash-away or soluble support available
– Visually realistic prototypes
– Fit, form, and function prototypes
– Surgical models
– Jigs, fixtures, & tooling
– Transparent material similar to Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
– Used to Simulate Transparent Products
– Blend together or with other materials to change properties
• Hardness | Opacities | Hues
– Simulated clear and transparent parts
– Fit and form prototypes
– See-through parts & visual aids
– Vero material with added flexibility and toughness
– Full part realism
– Available in multiple flavors
• CMYKWB | Clear | Vivid CMY
– Eyewear prototypes
– Fit, form, function prototypes
– Aesthetic models
– Flexible, rubber-like material
– Test and verify visual, tactile, and functional applications
– Offers shock absorption & vibration dampening
– Blend with other materials to change properties
• Hardness | Elongation | Tear resistance
– Soft touch coatings
– Non-slip surfaces
– Grips | Pulls | handles | buttons
– Footwear prototypes
– Flexible, rubber-like material
– Ideal for advanced design verification
– Superior durability, tear resistance, and shape memory
– Improved fatigue resistance for repeated bending & flexing
– Blend with other materials to change properties
• Hardness | Elongation | Tear resistance
– Soft touch coatings
– Living hinges
– Jigs & fixtures
– Wearables
– Most mechanically robust Polyjet material
– Combines temperature resistance with toughness
– Good impact strength
– 2 material blend
– Design verification
– Functional testing
– Jigs & fixtures
– Manufacturing tooling
– Developed to simulate common consumer thermoplastic
– Improved resilience and elongation while remaining rigid
– Good for parts with delicate features and small cavities
• Hardness | Flexibility | Translucency | Heat resistance
– Wash-away or soluble support available
– Fit, form, function prototypes
– Snap-fit features
– Living hinges
– Advanced simulated polypropylene material
– Improved durability, toughness, and fatigue resistance
– Excellent option for blending with other materials
– Bright white color ideal for some aesthetic applications
– Fit, form, and function prototypes
– Snap-fit features
– Living hinges
– Reusable containers & packaging
– Rigid, opaque material with elevated heat resistance
– Ideal for static parts or thermal testing parts
– Good strength and stiffness
– Pair with PolyJet rubber-like materials for added function
– Fit, form, and function prototypes
– Hot air flow
– Hot water flow
– Parts near hot lights or other heat source
– Transparent, biocompatible materials approved for bodily contact
– Designed for medical and dental applications
– Approved for limited skin contact and mucosal contact
• < 30 days | up to 24 hours
– Evaluated and deemed acceptable for other biological risks
• Cytotoxicity | Irritation | Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity | Genotoxicity | Chemical characterization | USP Plastic Class VI
– Biocompatible family contains 3 materials
• Med610 | Med625FLX | VeroGlaze Med620
Stratasys dental materials are ideal for accurate detail visualization and precise, functional models. With PolyJet materials, dental labs can readily access flexible materials for multiple applications simultaneously,
– Biocompatible MED625FLX
– Biocompatible MED610
– Biocompatible VeroGlaze MED620
– VeroDent MED670
– VeroDentPlus MED690
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3D printing helped me take somebody from being inoperable to operable, and we saved her life.
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- Raymond P. Burke, M.D. - Cardiovascular Surgery
Unlimited number of composite materials including:
SUP705™ (WaterJet removable)
SUP706B™ (soluble)
GelMatrix (waterjet removable)
Stratasys J850 : 490 x 390 x 200 mm (19.3 x 15.35 x 7.9 in.)
Windows 7 and 8.1
System: 1400 x 1260 x 1100 mm (55.1 x 49.6 x 43.4 in.); 430 kg (948 lbs.)
Material Cabinet: 670 x 1170 x 640 mm (26.4 x 46.1 x 25.2 in.); 152 kg (335 lbs.)
GrabCAD Print Digital Anatomy software.
Optional add-on GrabCAD Voxel Print and/or Digital Anatomy Creator software
High Quality (HQ) – 7 different materials / 14μm layers
High Mix (HM) – 7 materials / 27μm
High Speed (HS) – 3 materials / 27μm, x2 speed
Super High Speed (SHS)- 1 material / 54 μm, x4 speed
Typical deviation from STL dimensions, for models printed with rigid materials, based on size:
under 100 mm: ±100μ; above100 mm: ±200μ or ± 0.06% of part length, whichever is greater.
Please refer to material-specific spec sheets for accuracy estimates.
GrabCAD Print makes 3D printing easy, with thoughtful features:
The mission to recreate anatomy could be viewed as daunting – there are countless combinations of variables. But the implications of such an ability are an enormous good for the medical industry and Stratasys is committed to accomplishing that goal. Extensive R&D and industry partnerships will bring new materials, new anatomies, and new pathologies to the J850 DAP platform for years to come.
Yes! You can visit stratasys.com/recycle and fill out a free shipping label to return empty canisters back to Stratasys. They require you have at least four empty canisters to ship back.
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