ACHIEVEMENTS
Building on the cross-disciplinary collaboration between doctors and medical engineers, Koln 3D is committed in providing high-precision, personalised one-stop medical solutions. Our ideas and effort have been recognised with various awards across the globe.
The company continues to refine the design process and improve productivity, as well as setting up exemplar parameters for the industry. We have acquired over 10 patents for our products and continue to work closely with universities and institutes to advance our technology, extending the clinical application to areas beyond orthopaedics.
We strive to restore, regenerate and rejuvenate, for the benefit of the body, mind and spirit.
Our Awards
2023
- Gold Medal, 48th International Exhibition of Inventions, Geneva
- Silver Medal, 48th International Exhibition of Inventions, Geneva
2022
- Certificate of Merit (Equipment and Machinery Design), Hong Kong Awards for Industries (HKAI)
- Two-star SME, Hong Kong Corporate Innovation Index (CII)
- Silver Medal, Special Edition of International Exhibition of Inventions, Geneva
- Bronze Medal, Special Edition of International Exhibition of Inventions, Geneva
2021
- Silver Medal, Special Edition of International Exhibition of Inventions, Geneva
2019
- Gold Award, 2nd Asia Exhibition of Inventions Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Silver Prize, Community Entrepreneurs Cup, Guangdong Entrepreneurship & Innovation Competition, Guangdong
- Honorable Mention, China Delegation, 47th International Exhibition of Inventions, Geneva
- Gold Medal with Jury Congratulations, 47th International Exhibition of Inventions, Geneva
- Silver Medal, 47th International Exhibition of Inventions, Geneva
2018
- Certificate of Merit, 2018 Hong Kong Awards for Industries: Equipment & Machinery Design, HK
- Certificate of Merit, Smart People (Smart Ageing), Hong Kong ICT Awards 2018, HK
- Silver Medal, 46th International Exhibition of Inventions, Geneva
- Elevator Speech Prize, HKUST One Million Dollar International Entrepreneurship Competition Certificate of Honour
- Third Place, HKUST One Million Dollar International Entrepreneurship Competition Certificate of Honour
- Gold medal, China International Exhibition of Invention
- Certificate of Merit, The 7th China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan
Our Patents
Registered Products: Artificial Bone; Metallic Surgical Guides; Bone Plate with Controlled Drug Release Function.
[1] Apparatus for clamping bones in orthopedic surgery. 用於骨科手術中對手術部位骨頭夾持的器械. HK Short-term Patent HK30037230, granted, 2021 – 2028. TW Utility Model Patent M614254, granted, 2021-2031.
[2] 固形人工骨の製造装置及び製造方法. JP Invention Patent P6838162, granted, 2021. HK Short-term Patent HK1224885, granted, 2016-2024.
[3] 薬物を放出可能なインプラント. JP Utility Model Patent U3230574, registered, 2021.
[4] Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Herstellung von künstlichen festen Knochen. DE Patent DE112017004508T5, published, 2020.
[5] 手術用的剛性支架. A Rigid Support for Surgery. CN Utility Model Patent 201920372078.4, granted, 2020. PCT Patent PCT/IB2019/052585, applied, 2019. HK Utility Model Patent 19122339.5, filed, 2019. TW Utility Patent 108204139, applied, 2019.
[6] 可釋放藥物的植入物. TW Utility Patent M578148, granted, 2019 – 2029. JP Utility Model Patent U3230574, registered, 2021. 可釋放藥物的植入物和製造及使用方法. PCT Invention Patent PCT/IB2019/050697, applied, 2019. HK Standard Patent 18102217.3, applied, 2018. CN Utility Model Patent 201920148150.5, applied, 2019. CN Invention Patent 201910081798.X, applied, 2019.
[7] Automatic Positioning Processing System for 3D Printing Products. 三維打印產品的自動化定位加工系統. HK Short-term Patent, HK30020032, granted, 2019.
[8] Artificial bone. European Patent EP3698813. JP Utility Model Patent U3232124, registered, 2021. TW Utility Patent M575326, granted, 2019 – 2029. HK Short-term Patent 1246069, granted, 2018. CN Utility Model Patent 201820619237.1, granted, 2019. PCT Patent PCT/IB2018/059433, applied, 2018.
[9] 製造人工實心骨的裝置和方法. HK Short-term Patent HK1224885, granted, 2016-2024.
[10] A method of using two-dimensional images to reconstruct a three-dimensional model based on artificial intelligence and an application thereof. 利用二維醫學影像基於人工智能重建三維模型的方法.
[11] Metal organ-on-a-chip for biomedical research. 用於生物醫學研究的金屬製器官芯片.
Our Publications
“Improving the Performance of V-Net Architecture for Volumetric Medical Image Segmentation by Implementing a Gradient Pre-Processor”, Clin Surg. 2021; 6: 3383 (2021).
“Additive Manufacturing in Customized Medical Device”, Intechopen Book (2021).
“Design and Development of a Tri Robot Machining Cell for Medical Product Manufacture”, 5th International Conference on Robotics and Automation Sciences (2021).
“Hybrid metal 3D printing for selective polished surface”, Materials Science Forum, 1027, 136 (2021).
“Kinematic Modelling of a Tri Robot Machining Cell”, 6th International Conference on Control and Robotics Engineering (2021).
“3D-printed cobalt-chromium porous metal implants showed enhanced bone-implant interface and bone in-growth in a rabbit epiphyseal bone defect model”, Bone Reports, Volume 13 (2020).
“Hybrid metal 3D printing for selective polished surface”, MSME 2020, Sanya (2020).
“Metal 3D printing in gerontechnology: Precision surgical instruments and future development”, International Conference of Gerontechnology 2020, Hong Kong (2020).
“Medical metal 3D printing technology and application”, 4th SICOT & 2019 COAS 6th Meeting, Shenzhen (2019).
“3D-printed cobalt-chromium porous metal implants showed enhanced bone-implant interface and bone in-growth in a rabbit epiphyseal bone defect model”, HKOA 2019 Congress, Hong Kong (2019).
“Application of 3D Medical Printing Technology for Foot and Ankle Surgery”, 7th AFFAS, Bangkok (2019).
“医疗金属3D打印技术及应用”, 第3届中国研究型医院学会骨科创新与转化专业委员会数字骨科学组年会暨第4届SICOT中国部数字骨科学会广东省分会学术年会暨2019年COAS脊柱微创专业委员数字化技术与导航研究学组第6次会议, 深圳 (2019).
Our Major Funded Projects
1) ESS [B/E051/16] (2016-2018)
Building of Orthopedic Implants with Inner Super-lattice Structure by Integrated Machining 3D Metal Laser Sintering Technology
2) ESS [B/E043/18] (2019-2021)
A Synchronized Trio-Robots Cutting System with ‘DRY’ Lubrication Technology for Post 3D-Metal Laser Sintered Biomedical Products
3) PSTS COVID-19 [SST/189/20SP] (2020)
Anti-infection Face shield with Enhanced Vision and Comfort
4) UICP [UIM/400] (2020-22)
A Novel Local Anesthetic Drug Carrying Bone Plate (DCBP) with Diffusion Optimized Micro-fluid Channels for Fracture Repair Manufactured by Integrated Machining Direct Metal Laser Sintering (IM-DMLS) 3D Printing Technology
5) ITF [GHP/180SZ] (2022)
Artificial Intelligence Assisted Orthopaedic Prosthesis Design and Surgical Planning System
6) ESS [B/E007/22] (2024)
3D Printing-based Point-of-Care Smart HospiFactory integrated with Artificial Intelligence-assisted Medical Data Processing Platform and Robotic Machining System