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3DHealTech: A New Generation of Personalized Orthopedics

Modern orthopedics increasingly relies on solutions that enable greater precision during surgery and improve treatment outcomes. Built on this principle, the personalized surgical guide for total knee arthroplasty is an innovative solution developed by 3DHealTech. Using 3D technology and digital reconstruction of the patient’s anatomy, the guide allows the surgical plan to be fully adapted to the individual structure of the knee, giving surgeons greater control and more reliable implant positioning.

The development of this solution was a complex process that brought together engineering expertise and clinical practice. With financial support from the European Union and the Innovation Fund program, the 3DHealTech team created a system that uses detailed scans to generate an accurate representation of the knee joint and produce a guide tailored to each patient. During surgery, the guide serves as a stable reference for performing bone cuts, significantly reducing the possibility of deviation and contributing to a more predictable surgical outcome.

This support was crucial in advancing the technology to the stage of a functional prototype and testing it in conditions close to clinical practice, an important step toward wider adoption.

Pavle Ogrizović, the founder of 3DHealTech, developed his first personalized medical models during his studies, working on designs based on digital patient anatomy. From this early experience emerged a vision to make orthopedic interventions more precise, faster, and safer, an idea that now forms the foundation of the technology his team is developing.

In practice, the system enables the creation of a unique surgical guide for each patient, functioning as an anatomical template during the procedure. This level of personalization significantly improves implant positioning accuracy, shortens operation time, and reduces the risk of postoperative complications. Surgeons who have already tested the solution note that procedure duration can be reduced by up to 30%.

“This guide has allowed us to position the implant more precisely and more quickly than with traditional techniques. For the patient, that means better knee function, and for us a safer procedure,” says orthopedic surgeon Filip Čučaković, one of the first users of the technology.

In the next phase, the team plans to conduct professional studies and clinical trials to assess the guide’s effectiveness and safety across a broader group of patients. This will lay the foundation for market entry and adoption in hospitals throughout Serbia, followed by international clinical centers.

By introducing personalized guides into orthopedic practice, 3DHealTech demonstrates that domestic innovation can significantly improve the healthcare system. As the technology continues to advance and enters wider clinical use, patients will benefit from safer and more precise treatment, while medical institutions gain a tool that enhances the quality and efficiency of orthopedic procedures.