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Biobizkaia will manufacture custom sanitary devices using 3D printing

This license will allow the manufacture of five families of products for the areas of Maxillofacial Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery, Traumatology, Otorrinolaringology and Radiothermal Oncology.

Cirugía maxilofacial



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24/8/2026
Elements for maxillofacial surgery. Photo: Open.

The Biobizkaia Health Research Institute will manufacture customized health products through 3D printing to improve patient care in Osakidetza, a milestone that, according to the executive, "reinforces more than a decade of innovation and developments linked to 3D printing applied to clinical practice."

The new license will make it possible to design and manufacture five families of personalized medical devices: anatomical biomodels, sterilizing anatomical biomodels, surgical guides, masks for the application of surface radiation therapy and epithets, all adapted to the specific needs of each patient.

"This initiative, in line with the Basque Health Pact, promotes innovation and the safe implementation of new technologies in Osakidetza , promotes collaboration between professionals from different disciplines and helps improve the planning of treatments  and interventions , "the Department of Health said.

In this regard, they point out that the services of Maxillofacial Surgery, Traumatology, Cardiovascular Surgery, Otorrinolaringology or Radiothermal Oncology are committed to the use of this technology.

Essential

The department headed by Alberto Martínez has stressed that one of the distinctive elements of theBiobizkaia model is its "close collaboration"with the area of Radiology , which is a fundamental basis in the process. Specifically, the OSI Ezkerraldea-Enkarterri-Cruces de Osakidetza has been developing training programmes in 3D printing for collaborating professionals and residents since 2016.

This direct integration between radiology, engineering and clinical specialties "reduces uncertainty in complex procedures and can directly affect health outcomes, "the Department of Health says.

Biobizkaia is the entity agreed with this department and is the first agentof the Basque public network to obtain accreditation . In addition, "theautonomous and state reference is , which has the capacity to collaborate in health innovation networks and multicentric projects ", explains the Department of Health.

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