AKUH to manufacture PEEK implants with 3D printing
The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has granted the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) the license to produce custom 3D printed PEEK implants, promoting the hospital as the first in Pakistan to locally manufacture these specialized implants. This approval allows AKUH to address the complex bone reconstruction needs of patients, particularly for facial and skull fractures, through custom, biocompatible implants. The head of neurosurgery at Aga Khan University Hospital, Dr Shehzad Shamim, described implants as external materials specially created for integration into the human body, often necessary when a patient’s bone is fractured or damaged. “PEEK implants allow us
