The Analysis of the Accuracy of Wax Casting Models for Medical Applications

The article presents an analysis of the dimensional accuracy of wax models, made by Vacuum Casting Method (VC), used in the manufacturing process of bone defects implants of the skull vault. Silicone molds were made on the basis of Rapid Prototypes (RP) models. The RP prototypes were created from 3D-CAD (CATIA V5) developed during studies of the shape of the cranial vault bone defects. The technology used in the RP process was stereolithography (SLA). During the researches also were used an additional tested models. These models were designed on the basis of the dome with cutouts of different shapes. The measurement process was conducted by optical coordinate measuring system. The research was carried out using an Atos Triple Scan scanner. The analysis presents that there is a possibility of using the technology of Vacuum Casting wax models in silicon molds, as the indirect method in the process of implementation of the implant-bone of the skull cap