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The Washington Post featured a photo of Dr. Jorge Corona performing surgery in Kyiv on its front page on January 3, as part of the article “Rebuilding the battle-torn faces — and lives — of Ukrainian troops.” The article explains the urgent need for facial reconstruction surgery, and tells the stories of soldiers who are going through the process. MedCAD is proud to support Dr. Corona and his colleagues in their missions of healing to Ukraine.
Dallas-based MedCAD is donating advanced facial implants and surgical support to assist severely injured Ukrainian soldiers. A medical team from LEAP Global Missions, led by oculoplastic surgeon Dr. Jorge Corona, will take these implants to Ukraine, where they will be used in reconstructive surgeries for soldiers disfigured by the ongoing war with Russia.
A devastating car accident in March 2024 left recent McKinney North High School graduate Trevor Dutton with a life-threatening head injury and significant challenges on his road to recovery. To save his life, surgeons removed a large portion of his skull to relieve brain swelling, leaving him reliant on a protective helmet as he underwent months of rehabilitation. Despite his determination, Trevor’s progress was limited until MedCAD, a Dallas-based medical device company, played a pivotal role in his journey.
Trevor Dutton, A recent McKinney North High School grad who nearly died in a car crash sits down with MedCAD – the people who made his skull implant. The new technology has allowed him to return to a normal life. “Neurosurgeons in Alabama saved his life by removing a portion of his skull, allowing the brain to swell and then heal,” said Dr. Shaad Bidwala, a neurosurgeon at Baylor Scott and White in Dallas. On Wednesday, Dutton met with MedCAD and CEO Nancy Hairston to say thank you.
MedCAD’s AccuPlate reconstruction plates for the mandible and midface are now 3D printed, which allow for a shorter delivery window, and more geometries and features to address a greater variety of surgical needs and complexities. The plates are available in thicknesses of 2 mm, 2.4 mm, 2.6 mm, and 2.8 mm. Highly requested features such as inferior border hooks, graft trays, and precise allowances for off-the-shelf mesh between the plate and mandible are all newly available options. Additionally, locking and non-locking threaded plate features or 3D printed mesh features combined with the plate are now available. The AccuPlate 3DTi implants can be delivered in as few as five days after surgeon approval.
Facial reconstruction surgery aims to improve the most visible part of the human body by correcting the results of traumatic injury, disease, or aging. For the procedures to be successful, implants are often a key ingredient to create a natural-looking visage. Now Dallas-based MedCAD, creators of AccuPlate patient-matched titanium implants, is using 3D printing to create reconstruction plates for the mandible and midface—allowing for “a shorter delivery window, as well as more geometries and features to address more surgical needs and complexities.”
MedCAD has announced that AccuPlate® reconstruction plates for the mandible and midface are now 3D printed. The 3D printed titanium plates allow for a shorter delivery window, as well as more geometries and features to address more surgical needs and complexities.
Dr. Jorge Corona returns from Ukraine, where he used MedCAD’s custom-designed, 3D-printed facial implants to help reconstruct the faces of soldiers injured in battle. Dr. Corona, a Dallas-based surgeon, is part of a medical mission helping Ukrainian soldiers injured in the war with Russia.
Dallas-based MedCAD is producing custom facial implants and cutting guides to assist Ukrainian soldiers injured in the ongoing war with Russia. Utilizing precise CT imaging and advanced 3D printing technology, the company creates bespoke titanium implants tailored to individual patients’ needs. This fall, a surgical team led by Dr. Jorge Corona will deliver these implants to Kyiv for reconstructive surgeries
A non-profit organization and a 3D surgical implant company from Dallas are collaborating to help restore the faces of Ukrainian soldiers severely injured in the ongoing war. Oculoplastic surgeon Dr. Jorge Corona and MedCAD’s team are using CT scans sent from Ukraine to create custom 3D-printed titanium implants for reconstructive surgeries.