Bernd-Spiessl-Symposium 2012

the 8th international Bernd-Spiessl-Symposium 2012 for Innovative and Visionary Technologies in Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery Face and Identity | Light and Body Interaction in Arts and Medicine Thursday, June 14th – Saturday 16th, 2012 | Basel – Switzerland University Hospital | Zentrum für Lehre & Forschung | Hebelstrasse 20 | Basel

MUMC+ Advances Cranial Implant Technology with PEEK-OPTIMA 1 June 2010

Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+) has developed a novel cranio-maxillofacial implant technology that uses an advanced polymer biomaterial, PEEK-OPTIMA®, from Invibio Biomaterial Solutions, to extend benefits to patients with severe malformation and defects of the skull and facial region. Patient-specific cranial implants are most commonly used to treat skull defects resulting from trauma, tumors and aneurysms.  The PEEK-OPTIMA…