Design and development of experimental medical equipment at PTE 3D Center

The design and development of experimental medical equipment activities carried out in cooperation with medical technology business actors illustrates well one of the main excellence application domains of the medtech sector in South Transdanubia, Hungary. The need that emerging technology and the successful market implementation of medical simulation solutions should be closely linked with each other is also reflected in this regional good practice.
Given the fact that intricate and acute attention is witnessed in the development of robotic and rehabilitative robotics solutions from the onset, the Medical Working Group of the PTE 3D Center applies a comprehensive approach to research, related technology development and market implementation. This requires that its researchers routinely conduct fundamental research on 3D printed material testing, whilst parallelly expanding the medical technology product development portfolio, based on their market partnerships.
Recent research projects of the working group include effective design of experimental equipment and prototype manufacturing, 3D printing material technology research, rehabilitation robotics development (for example upper limb rehabilitation, or lower extremity of the active human exoskeleton), and designing and manufacturing of medical simulation equipment.
Main stakeholders are working group researchers and medical technology companies. Eventually, hospitals and patients are the main beneficiaries.