Limerick medical technology company announces development of new product

A MEDICAL technology company based in Limerick has brought a new product to market.

Croom Medical, which employs 150 people in the town, has this week launched its newest item.

Named Biofuse, it is a three dimensional printing technology designed to replace or support a part of the body.

It has tiny holes to help bone grow into it.

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It’s made using a special printing method that lets designers control how big the holes are and where they go.

This makes the implant work better for healing and also easier and faster to make.

Unlike traditional surface treatments such as spray coating or laser texturing, which provide only limited porosity, Biofuse forms its porous structures across both surface and sub-surface regions.

Doing this cuts the risk of delamination - the separation of materials - and ensures structural integrity and consistent quality, even in complex cases.

The result is a more predictable path from design transfer through to validated production.

“Biofuse draws on our additive experience, where we’ve seen firsthand how components can be both faster and more cost‑effective to print than to machine,” said Sean McConnell, engineering and & national provider identifier at Croom Medical.

“Embedding lattice structures directly into the build removes coating and machining steps. The result is a more predictable manufacturing process that consolidates production, preserves structural integrity, and helps manufacturers bring implants to market faster.”

Dr Bryan Naab, additive lead at Croom Medical added: “With Biofuse, customers can design lattices to their exact requirements. That might mean replicating a porous structure previously produced through coating methods, or proposing lattice characteristics.”

Biofuse is available through Croom Medical’s additive manufacturing offering, supporting projects from early design through to full-scale production.

Croom Medical has 40 years of experience producing joint replacement implants for leading manufacturers across the world.