The Method of Artificial Organs
Fabrication Based on Reverse Engineering
in Medicine
Marek Macko, Zbigniew Szczepański, Dariusz Mikołajewski,
Emilia Mikołajewska and Sławomir Listopadzki
Abstract The paper presents the concept and implementation of innovative
methods of producing artificial organs and prosthesis based on 3D printing tech-
nology. These organs possess physical and mechanical properties similar to human
organs and bodies part. As a result, using such organs, it is possible to conduct
training and workshops, especially in the field of urological surgery, under the
conditions close to real operations. Due to the fabrication of 3D models can also
lead so-called pre-operations in order to better prepare surgeons to carry out
complex operations and post-operation e.g. observers proper operation. The pro-
posed method enables the production of artificial human organs whose consistency,
plastic properties, hardness, elasticity are close to the real organ of specific patient,
because it can be made on the basis of the data from MRI and CT. The process of
preparing 3D geometry is prepared in applications in the field of CAD, but also
through advanced applications designed for editing in vector geometry
environment.
1 Introduction
Many advances in medicine have been achieved as a result of advances in other
fields, including rehabilitation engineering, medical IT and robotics. This makes
biomedicine open to novel approaches and technologies, which can increase
effectivity of the therapeutic interventions. 3D printing, 3D scanning and associated
M. Macko (&) Á Z. Szczepański Á D. Mikołajewski Á E. Mikołajewska Á S. Listopadzki
Institute of Mechanics and Applied Computer Science, Kazimierz Wielki University,
Kopernika 1, 85-067 Bydgoszcz, Poland
e-mail: mackomar@ukw.edu.pl
Z. Szczepański
e-mail: zszczep@ukw.edu.pl
D. Mikołajewski
e-mail: darek.mikolajewski@wp.pl
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017
E. Rusiński and D. Pietrusiak (eds.), Proceedings of the 13th International Scientific
Conference: Computer Aided Engineering, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-50938-9_36
353