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Publication date: 18 April 2017

Sandeep W. Dahake, Abhaykumar M. Kuthe, Jitendra Chawla and Mahesh B. Mawale

The purpose of this paper is to develop a workflow for design and fabrication of customized surgical guides (CSGs) for placement of the bidirectional extraoral distraction…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to develop a workflow for design and fabrication of customized surgical guides (CSGs) for placement of the bidirectional extraoral distraction instruments (EDIs) in bilateral mandibular distraction osteogenesis (MDO) surgery to treat the bilateral temporomandibular joint ankylosis with zero mouth opening.

Design/methodology/approach

The comprehensive workflow consists of six steps: medical imaging; virtual surgical planning (VSP); computer aided design; rapid prototyping (RP); functional testing of CSGs and mock surgery; and clinical application. Fused deposition modeling, an RP process was used to fabricate CSGs in acrylonitrile butadiene styrene material. Finally, mandibular reconstruction with MDO was performed successfully using RP-assisted CSGs.

Findings

Design and development of CSGs prior to the actual MDO surgery improves accuracy, reduces operation time and decreases patient morbidity, hence improving the quality of surgery. Manufacturing of CSG is easy using RP to transfer VSP into the actual surgery.

Originality/value

This study describes an RP-assisted CSGs fabrication for exact finding of both; osteotomy site and drilling location to fix EDI’s pins accurately in the mandible; for accurate osteotomy and placement of the bidirectional EDIs in MDO surgery to achieve accurate distraction.

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Publication date: 17 October 2016

Sandeep W. Dahake, Abhaykumar M. Kuthe, Mahesh B. Mawale and Ashutosh D. Bagde

This paper aims to provide an overview of applications of medical rapid prototyping (MRP)-assisted customized surgical guides (CSGs) and shows the potential of this technology in…

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Purpose

This paper aims to provide an overview of applications of medical rapid prototyping (MRP)-assisted customized surgical guides (CSGs) and shows the potential of this technology in complex surgeries. This review paper also reports two case studies from open literature where MRP-assisted CSGs have been successfully used in complex surgeries.

Design/methodology/approach

Key publications from the past two decades have been reviewed.

Findings

This study concludes that the use of MRP-assisted CSGs improves the accuracy of surgery. Additionally, MRP-assisted CSGs make the surgery much faster, accurate and cheaper than any other technique. The outcome based on literature review and two case studies strongly suggested that MRP-assisted CSGs might become part of a standard protocol in the medical sector to operate the various complex surgeries, in the near future.

Practical implications

Advanced technologies like radiology, image processing, virtual surgical planning (VSP), computer-aided design (CAD) and MRP made it possible to fabricate the CSGs. MRP-assisted CSGs can easily transfer the VSP into the actual surgery.

Originality/value

This paper is beneficial to study the development and applications of MRP-assisted CSGs in complex surgeries.

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Publication date: 15 August 2019

Sandeep W. Dahake, Abhaykumar M. Kuthe and Mahesh B. Mawale

This study aims to find the usefulness of the customized surgical osteotomy guide (CSOG) for accurate mandibular tumor resection for boosting the accuracy of prefabricated…

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Purpose

This study aims to find the usefulness of the customized surgical osteotomy guide (CSOG) for accurate mandibular tumor resection for boosting the accuracy of prefabricated customized implant fixation in mandibular reconstructions.

Design/methodology/approach

In all, 30 diseased mandibular RP models (biomodels) were allocated for the study (for experimental group [n = 15] and for control group [n = 15]). To reconstruct the mandible with customized implant in the experimental group, CSOGs and in control group, no CSOG were used for accurate tumor resections. In control group, only preoperative virtual surgical planning (VSP) and reconstructed RP mandible model were used for the reference. Individually each patient’s preoperative mandibular reconstructions data of both the groups were superimposed to the preoperative VSP of respective patient by registering images with the non-surgical side of the mandible. In both the groups, 3D measurements were taken on the reconstructed side and compared the preoperative VSP and postoperative reconstructed mandible data. The sum of the differences between pre and postoperative data was considered as the total error. This procedure was followed for both the groups and compared the obtained error between the two groups using statistical analysis.

Findings

The use of CSOG for accurate tumor resection and exact implant fixation in mandibular reconstruction produced a smaller total error than without using CSOG.

Originality/value

The results showed that, benefits provided with the use of CSOG in mandibular reconstruction justified its use over the without using CSOG, even in free hand tumor resection using rotating burr.

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Publication date: 23 October 2018

Mahesh S. Shinde, Kishor Mahadeorao Ashtankar, Abhaykumar M. Kuthe, Sandeep W. Dahake and Mahesh B. Mawale

This review paper aims to provide an overview of applications of direct rapid manufacturing assisted mold with conformal cooling channels (CCCs) and shows the potential of this…

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Purpose

This review paper aims to provide an overview of applications of direct rapid manufacturing assisted mold with conformal cooling channels (CCCs) and shows the potential of this technique in different manufacturing processes.

Design/methodology/approach

Key publications from the past two decades have been reviewed.

Findings

This study concludes that direct rapid manufacturing technique plays a dominant role in the manufacturing of mold with complicated CCC structure which helps to improve the quality of final part and productivity. The outcome based on literature review and case study strongly suggested that in the near future direct rapid manufacturing method might become standard procedure in various manufacturing processes for fabrication of complex CCCs in the mold.

Practical implications

Advanced techniques such as computer-aided design, computer-aided engineering simulation and direct rapid manufacturing made it possible to easily fabricate the effective CCC in the mold in various manufacturing processes.

Originality/value

This paper is beneficial to study the direct rapid manufacturing technique for development of the mold with CCC and its applications in different manufacturing processes.

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Rapid Prototyping Journal, vol. 24 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1355-2546

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Publication date: 1 August 2008

Dilip Ingole, Abhaykumar Kuthe, Tushar Deshmukh and Satish Bansod

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the classification and coding system developed for the rapid prototyping (RP) industry.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the classification and coding system developed for the rapid prototyping (RP) industry.

Design/methodology/approach

The similarities among RP part geometries and processes are identified and related for the development of rapid prototyping coding system (RPCS).

Findings

RPCS forms a base for developing “prototyping philosophy” to take advantage of parts similarities in determination of optimal build orientation and optimization of part building cost.

Research limitations/implications

Most of the examples are limited to parts built by fused deposition modelling process. But, the concept is applicable to any existing RP process.

Practical implications

RPCS implementation is suitable in industries where variety of RP parts are in use.

Originality/value

This is the first attempt towards development of a formal coding system for the RP industry.

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Rapid Prototyping Journal, vol. 14 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1355-2546

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Publication date: 10 June 2014

Sameer C. Raghatate, Abhaykumar M. Kuthe, Tushar R. Deshmukh and Sandeep W. Dahake

The main purpose of this paper is to report the successful treatment modality for patients suffering from arthritis of the metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) of the foot which…

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Purpose

The main purpose of this paper is to report the successful treatment modality for patients suffering from arthritis of the metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) of the foot which otherwise could not be treated through traditional surgeries.

Design/methodology/approach

The unique capabilities of the computer-aided design and the rapid prototyping (RP) technology are used to develop the customized MTPJ implant (SamKu).

Findings

This approach shows good results in the fabrication of the MTPJ implant. Postoperatively, the patient experienced normalcy in the movement of the MTPJ of the foot.

Practical implications

Advanced technologies made it possible to fabricate the customized MTPJ implant (SamKu). The advantage of this approach is that the physical RP model assisted in designing the final metallic implant. It also helped in the surgical planning and the rehearsals.

Originality/value

This case report illustrates the benefits of imaging/computer-aided manufacturing/RP to develop the customized implant and serve those patients who could not be treated in the traditional way. This is a pioneered attempt toward implementation of a customized implant for patients suffering from arthritis of the MTPJ.

Details

Rapid Prototyping Journal, vol. 20 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1355-2546

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