10. Insufficient quality assurance of 3D-printed patient-specific devices

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Because the physicians who will use the patient-specific 3D-printed devices play a key role in the design process, they bear increased responsibility for verifying that quality assurance measures have been followed. ECRI recommends that healthcare facilities establish a written acceptance policy that specifies the need to approve the object design and the quality of the finished device before a 3D-printed, patient-specific medical device is accepted for clinical use.