4. Application of 3D printing in medical practice

4.1 Medical 3D printing market

Today, healthcare plays a major role in government spending, not least because of the growing ageing of the population. A sharp increase in the proportion of people aged over 60 is expected by 2050, with the number of people worldwide reaching 2 billion, compared with 962 million in 2017 . In the short term, this increase will translate into a rise in global healthcare spending, reaching US$9 billion by 2020

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Standards and norms

D11 Committee: Test Method for Rubber Property – Durometer Hardness, ASTM International - ASTM - 2017
Standard Specification for Wrought Titanium-6 Aluminum-4 Vanadium ELI (Extra Low Interstitial) Alloy for Surgical Implant Applications (UNSR56041), ASTM International - ASTM F136-08 - 2014
Standard Specification for Wrought 18Chromium-14Nickel-2.5Molybdenum Stainless Steel Bar and Wire for Surgical Implants...

Regulations

EU 2017/745 – Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 concerning medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC (2017)