Xilloc

Xilloc, headquartered in Maastricht, The Netherlands is a company that designs and manufactures patient-specific medical devices.

Xilloc Medical B.V.
TypeCorporation
IndustryMedical Devices
Founded2011
HeadquartersMaastricht, The Netherlands
Number of employees
10
Websitewww.xilloc.com

History

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.[1]

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.[2][3][4][5] In 2015, Xilloc announced a partnership with Japanese company Next21 to offer CT-Bone, a 3D printed artificial bone material.[6][7][8][9]

Soon after in 2016 the company produced the world's first 3D printed metal guitar on their M400 machine in aluminium.[10][11][12]

In 2018 Xilloc acquired the company OTN, who developed the Click Safety Adapter.[13][14] This adapter provides a safe connection between a limb prosthesis and an osseointegration implant.[15]

References
  1. Poukens, Jules. "Custom surgical implants using additive manufacturing" (PDF). www.uhasselt.be.
  2. "Doctors use 3D printing to rebuild a woman's jaw". The Verge. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  3. "Woman Has Jaw Replaced With A 3-D Printed Jaw". Forbes. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  4. "Woman gets world's first 3D printed jaw transplant". CBS News. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  5. "Transplant jaw made by 3D printer claimed as first". BBC News. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  6. "Xilloc-CT-Bone®: Real Bone from the 3D Printer". www.additivemanufacturing.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  7. "Move Over Titanium, 3d Printed Bone Implants Are Here". 3dprintingindustry.com. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  8. "Xilloc incorporates four EOS 3D printers". 3dfabprint.com.
  9. "Dutch startup Xilloc launches industrial 3D printing business unit with four new EOS machines". 3Ders.org. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  10. Diegel, Olaf. "The world's first 3d printed aluminium guitar!". 3dprintingindustry.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  11. "Heavy Metal - the first 3D-printed aluminium guitar". Reuters. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  12. "Hear Heavy Metal, the World's First 3D-Printed Aluminum Guitar". Guitar World. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  13. "Xilloc expands 3D printed orthopaedic portfolio with OTN". 3D Printing Industry. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  14. "3D Printing News Briefs: May 22, 2018". 3DPrint. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  15. "Osseointegration". Radbout UMC. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
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