Onkos Surgical Reaches 1,000th Patient-Specific Pelvic Implant Case with My3D Platform

A milestone in personalised orthopaedics

Onkos Surgical has announced the completion of its 1,000th case using the My3D patient-specific pelvic implant platform. The company says the milestone reflects the impact of 3D printing technology and personalised approaches to orthopaedic cases — cases where anatomy, bone loss, tumour involvement, and revision history can make standard implants a poor fit.

This is not a trivial number. One thousand individually planned, individually designed pelvic reconstructions represents a substantial body of engineering and clinical work, and it signals that patient-specific implant workflows have moved well past the experimental stage.

How the platform works

The My3D platform combines collaborative case planning, advanced imaging, 3D anatomic modelling, and patient-specific implant design to support surgeons in planning and executing orthopaedic procedures. Onkos says the workflow also helps reduce delivery times for pelvic implants — a practical concern in oncology and revision cases where schedules matter.

The company's personalised approach is built around understanding each patient's unique anatomy, then translating that understanding into a reconstruction plan.

"Reaching the 1,000th personalised My3D pelvic implant case is a meaningful milestone for Onkos and for the surgeons who partner with us on solutions for their patients," said Patrick Treacy, Founder and CEO.

The engineering feedback loop

For manufacturing professionals, the more interesting detail may be what happens between cases. Each reconstruction feeds clinical insight back into the design process, sharpening the next one.

"Reaching 1,000 My3D Pelvis cases represents more than a milestone; it reflects the knowledge and expertise our engineers have developed through close collaboration with surgeons," said Rick Swanson, Director of Patient Solutions.

That surgeon-engineer collaboration is the core of the model. Jeff Barry, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Director of the Adult Reconstruction Hip and Knee Fellowship at the UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in San Francisco, CA, framed the clinical case for the approach:

"Pelvic and acetabular reconstruction is an ideal procedure to leverage cutting-edge digital planning and personalised implants."

Wider context in medical additive manufacturing

Walter Reed Medical Center secured FDA clearance for a patient-specific titanium cranial implant. EOS, PTC, and Rambam Health Care Campus are setting up a Digital Implant Engineering Center in Israel, where engineers and physicians will work together on customised implants and medical devices. Meanwhile, 3D Systems received a $9m award to move to the next phase of a US Air Force-funded large-format metal 3D printer program that has been running since 2023.

The pattern is consistent: digital planning plus additive manufacturing is becoming standard infrastructure for complex reconstruction, not a niche option.