NewsMedical spoke with Heike and Thorsten Walles, co-founders of MD2B LifeScience, At MEDICATradeFair 2022. MD2B provides realistic thorax models that could change how surgical and implant training is conducted: surgery healthcare surgicalmodels
Interview conducted by Skyla BailyNov 28 2022 insights from industryThorsten Walles & Heike WallesCo-Founders MD2B At MEDICA 2022, NewsMedical spoke with Heike and Thorsten Walles, co-founders of MD2B LifeScience, which provides realistic thorax models for surgical and implant training. These 3D-printed models could revolutionize how training is approached, with replaceable ribs that replicate the behavior of actual human bones.
MD2B LifeScience is a spin-out from Magdeburg University that is creating 3D-printed thorax models for medical training and surgical planning. What inspired you to pursue a thoracic modeling solution? TW: It started with one robotic surgery. When we use robotics the surgical procedures are very standardized, but I wanted to do a non-standardized approach for a rare tumor and had the problem of how I could rearrange the robotic setting for my patient.
For image-guided interventions, academia and industry are developing electrodes and other devices for thoracic operations. Many of these devices must be usable in the context of MRTs. Therefore we modified our materials so that you can use it under MRT. Why is there a need for better models of the thorax specifically? TW: In minimally invasive thoracic surgery operations, the patient is lying on their side. The anesthesiologist who's taking care of the patient will block the upper lung so that it will deflate and collapse. As a result, a cavity forms between the chest wall and the collapsed lung. The surgeon goes inside this space with his instruments and does whatever he has to do to perform the operation.
Several healthcare companies that supply implants for rib re-fixation have tested our preliminary models and started to use them for training doctors and medical users on how to apply their implants. Why is it important for your models to show up in MRIs and CTs? TW: This feature is not necessary for surgeons, but we have in mind that we could use our model for training interventional radiologists. For example, minimally invasive interventions on the chest, such as percutaneous nodule biopsy or radiofrequency ablations, can be trained for.
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