METHOD OF PROVIDING FABRICATION ENVIRONMENT

A method of manufacturing a customized product overcomes the shortcomings of conventional manufacturing methodologies. This is achieved according to one embodiment of the present invention by providing a method of manufacturing a customized product that employs a fabrication environment that includes a plurality of patients in need of a customized product, and a plurality of manufacturers who employ additive manufacturing equipment that is capable of manufacturing customized products, and a computer that identifies correspondence between patients and manufacturers in order to enable a specification of a customized product that is customized for a particular patient to be forwarded to an appropriate manufacturer along with an instruction to manufacture the customized product. 一种制造定制产品的方法克服了常规制造方法的缺点。这通过提供一种制造定制产品的方法根据本发明的一个实施例来实现，所述方法采用制造环境，所述制造环境包括需要定制产品的多个患者、以及采用能够制造定制产品的增材制造装备的多个制造商、以及计算机，所述计算机识别在患者和制造商之间的对应性，以便使得针对具体患者定制的定制产品的规范能够与用于制造定制产品的指令一起转发给适当的制造商。