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3D Anatomical Modeling and Printing

Overview

Dr Summer Decker Director of 3D Clinical Applications

Welcome to the 3D Anatomical Modeling and Printing Division of the Department of Radiology. We perform a wide range of services which include advanced 3D visualization, 3D printing, and simulation.

Dr. Summer Decker, Director of 3D Clinical Applications, Dept. of Radiology

3D-printed nasopharyngeal (NP) swab

USF Health Earns National Recognition for 3D Printed Nasal Swab Used in Pandemic

The University of South Florida (USF) has been awarded the Patents for Humanity award by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its patent of the 3D-printed nasopharyngeal (NP) swab, created in the early part of the pandemic as a solution to the disrupted commercial production of standard flocked NP swabs critical in diagnostic testing for COVID-19.

“Our goal from the start was to help as many people as possible, as fast and safely as possible,” said Summer Decker, PhD, professor in the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, and director for 3D Clinical Applications in USF Health’s Department of Radiology, who led the 3D printed NP swab team.
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