Yearly time savings using 3D-printed guides in surgery 2019, by specialty

The use of 3D printed anatomic models in orthopedics could save 36 hours in the operating room over a whole year at a utilization rate of five percent. With a higher utilization rate of 20 percent, 143 hours a year could be saved in orthopedics surgeries with 3D printed anatomic models. In oral and maxillofacial specialties, using 3D printed surgical guides in 20 percent of cases could save over 140 hours a year.

在骨科领域，采用3D打印的解剖模型，在全年的五百分之一利用率下，能够在手术室中节省约36小时。若利用率提升至二十分之一，则每年可节省143小时的骨科手术时间。在口腔和颌面外科领域，若在20%的病例中使用3D打印的手术导板，每年亦能节省超过140小时。