Abstract
The increase in the life expectancy is pushing toward the definition of new type of implantable devices, customized on the single patient but also characterized by improved osteoconductive and anti-microbial capabilities. The complexity of the process for the fabrication of such a high-value product must be supported and monitored by a robust and efficient workflow, enlisting all the necessary actions to be taken. It is also known that the steps composing such a workflow do not necessarily belong to the same environment: for example, the CAD tools used to define the prostheses geometry belong to a third-part software that is different from the one used to design the manufacturing process. In order to overcome the limitation of the currently available commercial software for the process management, an in-house architecture based on third-part software, specifically designed applications and hardware devices is proposed in this paper. Such a platform allows the smart manufacturing of a new category of Titanium-based hybrid fully-custom implants (not yet available on the market) composed of porous and bioactive interfaces. The workflow implemented in the platform governs the whole production process; it provide an effective tool in order to bridge the knowledge gap between the medical staff members and the manufacturing engineers.
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