# Crispin Weinberg | 3D printed patient-specific models for surgeons

- Show: [Being an Engineer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer)
- Published: 2022-05-27
- Length: 43m
- Episode: 21
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-05-27-crispin-weinberg-3d-printed-patient-specific-models-for-surgeons
- Listen: https://teampipeline.us/crispin-weinberg-3d-patient-specific-models/

## Summary

Crispin Weinberg, President of Biomedical Modeling Inc., explains how his company converts CT and MRI scan data into 3D printed patient-specific models and CAD files for surgeons and medical device designers. He details the technical workflow involving segmentation software like Mimics and reverse engineering tools such as Geomagic Studio to create clean, usable models from raw imaging data. Weinberg highlights the critical role these models play in surgical planning, patient education, and the development of personalized medical devices, citing a high-profile case involving conjoined twins in Guatemala as a key success story.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-05-27-crispin-weinberg-3d-printed-patient-specific-models-for-surgeons#t=0) Introduction: Crispin Weinberg and Biomedical Modeling Inc.
- [2:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-05-27-crispin-weinberg-3d-printed-patient-specific-models-for-surgeons#t=138) Defining Anatomical Engineering and Services
- [6:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-05-27-crispin-weinberg-3d-printed-patient-specific-models-for-surgeons#t=412) The Segmentation Process: From CT Scans to Meshes
- [14:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-05-27-crispin-weinberg-3d-printed-patient-specific-models-for-surgeons#t=846) Converting Meshes to CAD with Mimics and Geomagic Studio
- [23:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-05-27-crispin-weinberg-3d-printed-patient-specific-models-for-surgeons#t=1406) Team Skills and the Balance of Engineering, Medicine, and Art
- [28:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-05-27-crispin-weinberg-3d-printed-patient-specific-models-for-surgeons#t=1728) Personalized Medicine and Common Anatomical Requests
- [32:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-05-27-crispin-weinberg-3d-printed-patient-specific-models-for-surgeons#t=1955) The Conjoined Twins Case Study and Surgical Impact

## Topics

- [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Biomedical Modeling Inc. (company)
- Mimics (tool)
- Materialize (company)
- Geomagic Studio (tool)
- SolidWorks (tool)
- Angio-Oncology Sciences (company)
- Organogenesis (company)

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