Designing and making an open source, 3D-printed, punctal plug with drug delivery system

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dc.contributor.authorKhanna, Twishaen_US
dc.contributor.authorAkkara, John Den_US
dc.contributor.authorBawa, Vedanten_US
dc.contributor.authorSargunam, Emmanuel Aen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-25T06:35:48Z
dc.date.available2023-08-25T06:35:48Z
dc.date.issued2023-01
dc.description.abstractWith the advancement in the study of keratoconjunctivitis sicca and the scope of its treatment, punctal plugs are being widely used for the therapeutic management of dry eye disease. With the emergence of 3D printing in medicine, 3D printing of punctal plugs that have an inbuilt drug delivery system and also that can be personalized from patient to patient according to their punctum size can be a great therapeutic option. Another benefit of the device is that its printing takes a short period of time and is cost-effective. This study aimed at making an open source design and 3D printing an efficient model of a punctal plug with an inbuilt drug delivery system that can be eventually used for the treatment of various ocular diseases that require frequent drug instillation or blockage of the nasolacrimal pathway. The 3D design for the punctal plug was made using the open source application, FreeCAD, and slicing was done using the application ChituBox. After that, the plugs were printed using the LCD printer Crealty LD-002R. The material used was resin that was compatible with the Crealty LD-002R. Punctal plugs with satisfactory results were printed using the LCD printer. The punctal plugs showed suitable structure and were also easily reproduced in the 3D printer without any complications or setbacks.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Ophthalmology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationKhanna Twisha, Akkara John D, Bawa Vedant, Sargunam Emmanuel A. Designing and making an open source, 3D-printed, punctal plug with drug delivery system. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2023 Jan; 71(1): 297-299en_US
dc.identifier.issn1998-3689
dc.identifier.issn0301-4738
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/224807
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherAll India Ophthalmological Societyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume71en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_997_22en_US
dc.subject3D printeden_US
dc.subjectdrug delivery systemen_US
dc.subjectopen sourceen_US
dc.subjectpunctal plugsen_US
dc.subjectresin 3D printeren_US
dc.titleDesigning and making an open source, 3D-printed, punctal plug with drug delivery systemen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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