Jeffrey Zeyl

Retainer Designer (video) A 3D Slicer plugin written in Python allowing the user to design an orthodontic retainer wire based on a pair of teeth models. The user and can easily create a 3D plane to slice through a jaw model. The program generates intersection points between the plane and the jaw model representing where the retainer wire. The user can adjust the points in a 3D view with real-time visual feedback; the distances between each consecutive point are colour-coded with length categories to account for constraints of wire-bending machine, and these colours are automatically updated when modified. The coordinates can be exported for use in a wire-bending machine. See a video of the software in action

Skin Model Maker A 3D Slicer plugin written in Python. Given an abdominal scan, the user can design a 3D printable skin model with entry holes and labels for purposes of surgical planning. The clinician imports a CT scan and csv file containing a series of x-y coordinates representing target surgical endpoints. The software returns a model representing the outer skin surface punched through with holes corresponding to the user csv file. The csv data and GUI interface allows for adjustments of hole size, as well as ability to create adjustable size and position of embossed labels.