Digital Anatomy targets the feel of tissue in printed training models

What happened

Stratasys launched the J750 Digital Anatomy printer in October 2019. Its goal was to make anatomical models that represented mechanical response as well as visible shape.

The launch included TissueMatrix, GelMatrix and BoneMatrix materials for cardiac, vascular and orthopedic modeling. The company described work with organizations testing models for medical training and device development.

These were synthetic simulation models, not living printed organs or implants. Claims about realism came from the manufacturer and its collaborators; performance depends on the anatomy and task being simulated.