LUCID Implants

No two individuals have the same facial anatomy. But all conventional implants are mass-produced, trying to fit the patient to the implant instead of the implant to the patient. In traditional facial reconstructive procedures, the surgeon must either choose an off-the-shelf implant (such as titanium mesh) or harvest an autologous bone graft taken from the patient’s own body with a size and shape that the surgeon thinks will work best for the patient. These solutions lead to major problems, like increased risk, poor aesthetics and, most importantly, poor patient quality of life.

LUCID Implants addresses complex surgical challenges by providing surgeons with predictive and validated, patient-specific medical devices. Its comprehensive solution integrates virtual surgical planning for 3D pre-surgical simulation, customized anatomical models for evidence-based evaluation, intraoperative patient-specific surgical guides for enhanced precision, and personalized implants for optimal fit.

By combining these technologies, LUCID Implants enables surgeons to achieve superior aesthetic and functional outcomes while improving quality of life for patients. The approach ensures greater control over the surgical procedure and value chain, minimizing tissue damage, reducing hospitalization time, and lowering the overall cost of care.

LUCID Implants advances several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by combining innovation in medical technology with a strong commitment to accessibility, inclusivity, and improved quality of life.

• GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-Being
  LUCID Implants contributes to better health and well-being by providing value-based surgical solutions that save lives and improve quality of life. Its personalized implants and surgical planning tools enable safer, more precise procedures, supporting faster recovery and long-term patient outcomes.
• GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
  Through technological innovation and advanced medical device development, LUCID Implants fosters sustainable economic growth and high-quality employment. By driving productivity and supporting knowledge-based activities, the company promotes inclusive, innovation-led growth within the healthcare sector.
• GOAL 10: Reduced Inequalities
  LUCID Implants helps reduce inequalities by making personalized, affordable solutions accessible to patients with facial deformities caused by congenital conditions, cancer, or trauma. This approach expands access to advanced care, ensuring more equitable health outcomes across diverse communities.

The 3DEXPERIENCE platform integrates with LUCID IMPLANTS’ complete surgical workflows from Idea to Incision. This includes:

• Preoperative surgical planning: Design of customized implants and associated single-use, patient-specific instrumentation, which we refer to as surgical guides and anatomical models for surgeon review using 360-degree visualization. This individualized approach delivers an immersive surgical planning experience for interventional procedures.
• Cloud Quality Management System: To maintain end-to-end traceability, for example: integrated macro and micro monitoring, (such as in-situ monitoring of machines and connectivity with MES & QMS software); capturing of quality data across downstream manufacturing processes (post-processing equipment and QC instruments) for part traceability.
• Paperless manufacturing, inventory & logistics management, sales management, and financial reporting: To optimize the business process, logistics and just-in-time manufacturing capabilities for a seamless surgeon experience.

The process chain of a successful personalized surgical solution requires the involvement of multiple stakeholders, like a clinician, implant designer, simulation engineer, production engineer, quality manager, sales executive, and payor. Using the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform, all production, simulation, and operational tasks can be integrated into a singular workflow for seamless alignment from concept to patient fit.