Tangible Industries
Tangible Industries provides advanced fabrication and medical innovation services that translate complex anatomical data into precise, physical objects for surgical planning, patient-specific implants, and procedural simulation. The company's "Tangible Intelligence" process uses bitmap-based 3D printing to incorporate dynamic physiological data into physical models, enabling surgeons to hold patient-specific anatomy before the first incision. Their work includes cleft palate treatments designed from individual growth patterns that can be printed on site.
- Healthcare Technology
- Medical Devices
- Manufacturing / Industry 4.0
- Hardware
- Artificial Intelligence
- Software Only
Funding
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Surgeons often rely on 2D scans and mental reconstruction to plan complex procedures, which can limit precision and understanding of patient-specific anatomy. Standard medical fabrication methods are not designed to handle the dynamic, multi-modal data produced by modern imaging technologies.
Solution
Tangible Industries provides advanced fabrication and medical innovation services that translate complex anatomical data into physical, holdable objects. The company's process, called "Tangible Intelligence," takes digital insight from medical scans and converts it into precise physical forms that support understanding and decision-making. Each project begins with a question that conventional medicine or fabrication cannot yet answer, and the company designs the method to answer it. Their output includes surgical planning models, patient-specific implants, and replicated anatomical structures for presurgical simulation. The company bridges the virtual and physical worlds, materializing complex concepts with a focus on precision and outcomes that change lives.
Target Audience
Primary customers are surgeons, hospitals, and medical device developers requiring patient-specific surgical planning tools, implants, and procedure simulation. The technology also serves researchers and institutions working at the intersection of medical imaging, 3D printing, and additive manufacturing.
Features
- Bitmap-based 3D printing for surgical planning that incorporates dynamic physiological data
- Soft tissue printing techniques that accurately define and replicate soft tissue structures for surgical preparation
- Digital workflow designed for high-risk, low-volume procedure simulation
- Patient-specific implant design for individuals who do not fit standard medical device molds
- Cleft palate treatment applications that can be printed on site using patient growth patterns
- Voxel art services that replicate intricate natural forms, capturing volumetric essence