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MIRS 3D Printing Lab

The MIRS 3D Printing Lab is available to help build 3D-printed anatomic models, patient-specific surgical aids, and prototypes for research or feasibility analysis. Our current 3D printer, a Formlabs Form 2, uses several types of light-sensitive resins (SLA functionality). Each resin has unique physical properties and may be opaque or translucent, depending on the needs of the finished print. Most prints are from of the following categories:

•    Anatomic instructional models (general, not patient specific)
•    Patient specific pre-surgical planning models (usually anatomic models)
•    Patient specific surgical tools (cutting and drilling guides)
•    Research and development prototypes

The MIRS 3D Printing Lab welcomes inquiries to schedule consultations. Projects are accepted on a case-by-case basis.

Director

Bradford Gildon


Bradford Gildon, MA, BSRT, RT (R)
Associate Professor
Director, Radiography Program 
Director, MIRS 3D Printing Lab
Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
Bradford-Gildon@ouhsc.edu
Direct phone: 405-271-8001 x41198

Featured 3D Project

Vestibular Ring Model featuring Semi-Circular Canals & Cochlea

This 3D printed model of the inner ear (Vestibular Ring Model) is designed for educating patients and students about how repositioning the head can move otoconia or canaliths which have entered one or more semi-circular canals. Moving these little "stones" in a desired direction is a part of the treatment for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV).

This version features a translucent resin model of the three semicircular canals and cochlea. Three different color metal rings were attached to identify the superior/anterior canal (silver ring), horizontal/lateral canal (copper ring) and posterior canal (gold ring). The rings are able to slide along each canal, much in the same way an internal otoconia or canalith would move within a fluid-filled semicircular canal. 

Bilateral model pairs were printed in two sizes to provide large teaching model kit and a smaller traveling/personal model kit. On the smaller models, the metal rings are graduated in size with the smallest diameter being the silver ring and the largest diameter for the gold ring.  This feature could assist visually impair patients in benefitting from instruction using the Vestibular Ring Model. 

These 3D models were printed at the MIRS 3D Printing Lab (January 2018) at the request of Elizabeth Hile, PhD, PT, the Director of Cancer Rehabilitation Science Program for the Stephenson Cancer Center at OUHSC. Dr. Hile is a Board Certified Specialist in Neurologic PT and is a Norton & APTA-Certified Edema Specialist (CLT/CES). She serves as an Executive Board Member, Oklahoma Center for Neuroscience (OCNS). Dr. Hile is an Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Science in the College of Allied Health at OUHSC. Her email address is Elizabeth-Hile@ouhsc.edu.

3D Print Lab

3D Printing Special Interest Group (3D Pr SIG)

MIRS Faculty also coordinate the 3D Printing Special Interest Group (3D Pr SIG), which serves as an avenue to explore collaborative opportunities for 3D printing in education, research, scholarship, and patient care. The 3D Pr SIG encourages collaboration with faculty, staff and students, including OU Norman School of Biomedical Engineering and Colleges on the OUHSC and OU campuses.

The initial goals of the 3D Pr SIG are to provide education to broaden the knowledge and application of 3D printing in medical imaging, patient care, and improve patient outcomes through various interdisciplinary discussions and skills-building sessions. This includes exploring design creation, software implementation, advanced modality image manipulation, and various additive manufacturing printing processes to bring designs and image data sets from concept to functional models.

Form 2 Printer workstation and rinse station
Form 2 Printer, workstation and rinse station
Beasts and Bones printed on FDM printers
Beasts and Bones printed on FDM printers
Large Vestibular Pair in clear resin with metal rings
Large Vestibular Pair in clear resin with metal rings
Bilateral Inner Ear Anatomy in Clear Resin
Bilateral Inner Ear Anatomy in Clear Resin
Eiffel Tower in clear resin
Eiffel Tower in clear resin
Low Res Fox in clear resin on Form 2 printer
Low Res Fox in clear resin on Form 2 printer
Grey PLA heart showing pulmonary valve
Grey PLA heart showing pulmonary valve
Clear Resin Heart showing Blood Pool Volume Double Aortic Arch
Clear Resin Heart showing Blood Pool Volume & Double Aortic Arch
Grey PLA coronal cut through heart showing interior valve detail 2 pieces
Grey PLA coronal cut through heart showing interior valve detail (2 pieces)
Hearts showing Blood Pool Volume Double Aortic Arch PLA on FDM Printer vs Clear resin on SLA Printer
Hearts showing Blood Pool Volume & Double Aortic Arch (PLA on FDM Printer vs Clear resin on SLA Printer)
Red PLA of Great Vessels exiting heart with raft in place
Red PLA of Great Vessels exiting heart (with raft in place)
Thoracic spine in clear resin
Thoracic spine in clear resin
Large Left Vestibular Model in clear resin with metal rings Sanded after printing
Large Left Vestibular Model in clear resin with metal rings (Sanded after printing)
Three PLA Rabbits with different resolution settings
Three PLA Rabbits with different resolution settings
3D Printing Special Interest Group D2L Front Page
3D Printing Special Interest Group D2L Front Page
  • Form 2 Printer, workstation and rinse station
  • Beasts and Bones printed on FDM printers
  • Large Vestibular Pair in clear resin with metal rings
  • Bilateral Inner Ear Anatomy in Clear Resin
  • Eiffel Tower in clear resin
  • Low Res Fox in clear resin on Form 2 printer
  • Grey PLA heart showing pulmonary valve
  • Clear Resin Heart showing Blood Pool Volume & Double Aortic Arch
  • Grey PLA coronal cut through heart showing interior valve detail (2 pieces)
  • Hearts showing Blood Pool Volume & Double Aortic Arch (PLA on FDM Printer vs Clear resin on SLA Printer)
  • Red PLA of Great Vessels exiting heart (with raft in place)
  • Thoracic spine in clear resin
  • Large Left Vestibular Model in clear resin with metal rings (Sanded after printing)
  • Three PLA Rabbits with different resolution settings
  • 3D Printing Special Interest Group D2L Front Page