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Once again, Dirk Winkler, Professor of Neurosurgery at Leipzig University Hospital AöR, University of Leipzig, was involved in the filming of the well-known medical series “In aller Freundschaft” and our spatial computing and 3D printing developments were used (Fraunhofer IWU).

Our surgical navigation development for the Vision Pro convinced Apple. A personal tour of the Apple Spaceship and a joint lunch meeting were important to the Director of the Marketing Division “Health - Care” in order to develop concepts for a cooperation. We are excited and look forward to the next steps.

Introduction of augmented/mixed reality as part of specialist training with visualization of the tumor or vascular disease to be treated, including the planned surgical approach and intraoperative features.

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Sterilizing agents were in short supply throughout Germany, but are essential to prevent the further spread of the novel coronavirus. The pharmacy at Leipzig University Hospital therefore began to produce its own sterilant and collected the sterilization bottles already in use at the hospital for refilling. As these bottles were without lids due to their use in manual dispensers, the aim was to design and manufacture 3D-printed caps within 24 hours.

In the first step, an original cap was scanned with a computer tomograph in the radiology department. The resulting virtual model was used as a template to optimize it using computer-aided design (CAD) software. The caps were then produced from a biocompatible and steam-sterilizable plastic using a 3D printer. Before use, the caps were also cleaned and steam sterilized in the central sterilization department at Leipzig University Hospital.

On September 16, 2022, Prof. Winkler presented the possibilities of 3D printing with practical application examples in the MDR health magazine "Hauptsache Gesund".