• Materialise To Manufacture PEEK CMF Implants Share this Article Materialisewill implementPEEK(polyetheretherketone)craniomaxillofacial (CMF) implants. • Materialise has been doing CMF implants for decades. • SLA and titanium implants, as well as the workflow software to produce them and the software to design them, have been a core part of the Belgian firm’s offering for many years. • The company has also made custom titanium CMF implants, but will now let you order PEEK implants from them throughMimics Enlight CMF.You can also use them with theMimics Flowcase management tool and inMaterialise Standard+ Solutions. • Maarten Zandbergen, Market Manager at Materialise, noted, “Personalization isn’t just about material choices but about the precision of the planning process and the reliability of execution. • Our clinical engineers work hand in hand with surgeons to design each implant, and that collaborative approach remains constant whether the case calls for titanium or PEEK.
Article Summaries:
- Materialise is adding polyetheretherketone (PEEK) craniomaxillofacial (CMF) implants to its long‑standing portfolio of titanium and SLA solutions. Through its Mimics Enlight CMF platform, surgeons can now order custom PEEK implants, which will be manufactured by Swiss firm Ad Mirabiles-an ISO 13485‑certified company that can deliver parts within 72 hours. PEEK offers radiolucent, lightweight, bone‑like mechanical properties and eliminates imaging artefacts, making it attractive for cranial reconstruction and facial contour restoration. The move expands Materialise’s end‑to‑end workflow while partnering with a specialist manufacturer, signalling a potential shift in its business model.
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