Table 2 List of validated 3D printers for the production of anatomical models using FDA-cleared software and estimates of their price points. (Binder Jetting (BJ), Material Extrusion (MEX), Material Jetting (MJ), Powder Bed Fusion (PBF), Vat Polymerization (VP))
Company | 3D Printer | Typea | Approx. Printer Costb [USD] | Materialise Mimics Medical & InPrint | Simpleware ScanIP | D2P | Ricoh 3D Anatomical Models | Axial3D Cloud Segmentation Service | AVIEW Modeler | Segment 3DPrint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FormLabs | FORM 3 | VP | $3.5 k | ✓ (a) | ✓ (b) | |||||
FORM 3B | VP | $4.3 k | ✓ (a) | ✓ (a) | ||||||
FORM 3B +  | VP | $3.8 k | ✓ (q) | |||||||
FORM 3BL | VP | $13 k | ✓ (a) | ✓ (a) | ||||||
FUSE 1 | PBF | $18.5 k | ✓ (p) | |||||||
Stratasys | J5 MEDIJET | MJ | $60 k | ✓ (c,e,g,h) | ✓ (d,e,g,h) | ✓ (q) | ✓ (c,e,g,h) | |||
J750 | MJ | $250 k | ✓ (d,f) | ✓ (d,f,g,h) | ✓ (q) | ✓ (d,f) | ||||
J735 | MJ | $200 k | ✓ (d,f) | ✓ (d,f) | ||||||
J850 | MJ | $200 k | ✓ (d,f) | ✓ (d,f,g,h) | ||||||
OBJET30 PRIME | MJ | $36 k | ✓ (g) | |||||||
OBJET260 Connex3 | MJ | $110 k | ✓ (n) | |||||||
HP | MJF 580 | PBF | $110 k | ✓ (i) | ✓ (i) | ✓ (i) | ||||
MJF 540 | PBF | ✓ (i) | ||||||||
Ultimaker | S5 | MEX | $6 k | ✓ (j) | ||||||
Rize | XRIZE | MJ + MEX | $55 k | ✓ (k) | ||||||
3D Systems | ProJet CJP 660Pro | BJ | $60 k | ✓ (l) | ||||||
ProJet 7000 HD | VP | $100 k | ✓ (m) | |||||||
ProJet MJP 5600 | MJ | $70 k | ✓ (n) | |||||||
ProX SLS 6100 | PBF | $300 k | ✓ (o) | |||||||
Validated Materialsc | [17] | [16] | [19] | [11] | [23] | [15] |