Fig. 5
From: A 3D printed model of the female pelvis for practical education of gynecological pelvic examination
A-F The first version of the printed model, consisting of only selected parts of the original virtual model: spine, pelvic bones, uterus, ovaries with ligaments, fallopian tube, vagina, parametrium and sacroiliac ligament presented from different angles. A Depiction of the printing process. The infill material can be seen, as the inside of the model is not printed of massive PLA. Black arrow: support material. Blue arrow: incorrectly printed material (originally planned to be part of the round ligament). 3D printer: Craftbot 3, company: CRAFTUNIQUE, Budapest, Hungary, filament: PLA, color: Marble, filament-diameter: 1,75 mm from the company Geeetech, Shenzhen, China. B Black arrow: anatomically incorrect insertion of the suspensory ligament of ovary. This insertion-point was chosen, in order to achieve sufficient stability for the printed model. Blue arrow: insufficiently printed round ligament. Here the strong overhang, leading to the ligament being printed in “midair”, lead to a flaw during the printing process. D Black arrow: parametrium. Blue arrow: sacrouterine ligament