Xilloc
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| Company type | Corporation |
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| Industry | Medical Devices |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Maastricht, The Netherlands |
Number of employees | 10 |
| Website | www |
Xilloc (/ˌɛkˈsɪlɒk/ ek-SILL-ok[1]), headquartered in Maastricht, The Netherlands is a company that designs and manufactures patient-specific medical devices.
History[edit]
Xilloc was founded in 2011 by Maikel Beerens as a spin-off from the Maastricht UMC+ on the principle of using CT imaging to create a 3D model of the anatomy of a patient and then use this data to design and manufacture an implant. This principle was used to create the first 3D printed titanium skull implant in 2003.[2]
In the founding year, Xilloc made the first 3D printed titanium mandible for an elderly woman who suffered from a severe infection in her lower jaw.[3][4][5][6] In 2015, Xilloc announced a partnership with Japanese company Next21 to offer CT-Bone, a 3D printed artificial bone material.[7][8][9][10]
Soon after in 2016 the company produced the world's first 3D printed metal guitar on their M400 machine in aluminium.[11][12][13]
In 2018 Xilloc acquired the company OTN, who developed the Click Safety Adapter.[14][15] This adapter provides a safe connection between a limb prosthesis and an osseointegration implant.[16]
References[edit]
- ^ "Maikel Beerens about Xilloc". Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Poukens, Jules. "Custom surgical implants using additive manufacturing" (PDF). www.uhasselt.be.
- ^ "Doctors use 3D printing to rebuild a woman's jaw". The Verge. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ^ "Woman Has Jaw Replaced With A 3-D Printed Jaw". Forbes. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "Woman gets world's first 3D printed jaw transplant". CBS News. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ^ "Transplant jaw made by 3D printer claimed as first". BBC News. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Xilloc-CT-Bone®: Real Bone from the 3D Printer". www.additivemanufacturing.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Move Over Titanium, 3d Printed Bone Implants Are Here". 3dprintingindustry.com. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Xilloc incorporates four EOS 3D printers". 3dfabprint.com.
- ^ "Dutch startup Xilloc launches industrial 3D printing business unit with four new EOS machines". 3Ders.org. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ Diegel, Olaf. "The world's first 3d printed aluminium guitar!". 3dprintingindustry.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Heavy Metal - the first 3D-printed aluminium guitar". Reuters. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Hear Heavy Metal, the World's First 3D-Printed Aluminum Guitar". Guitar World. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Xilloc expands 3D printed orthopaedic portfolio with OTN". 3D Printing Industry. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "3D Printing News Briefs: May 22, 2018". 3DPrint. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Osseointegration". Radboud UMC. Retrieved 24 August 2018.