# Digital Twins and Medical Device design **URL:** \ **Category:** Open Forum\ **Tags:** digital-twin, emerging-tech\ **Created:** [July 26, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/digital-twins-and-medical-device-design/29579 "2023-07-26T20:47:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eduddy](https://ehealthforum.nz/user_avatar/ehealthforum.nz/eduddy/32/14159_2.png) [@eduddy](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/eduddy)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/digital-twins-and-medical-device-design/29579/1 "2023-07-26T20:47:25Z")
The conversation on the utility of digital twins appears to be growing each year, came across this article. Gives you some things to consider if a digital twin is the right tool for designing a medical device. > **[5 Tips To Leverage Digital Twins for Medical Device Design](https://www.materialise.com/en/inspiration/articles/digital-twins-medical-device-design?utm_source=pardot&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MED-23267-GEN-MonthlyNewsletter-Newsletter-EN-JUL23)** > > This article answers lingering doubts related to digital twins and reflects on enhancing medical device design by implementing this method. ---
**Author:** ![jefferycxl](https://ehealthforum.nz/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dbc845/32.png) [@jefferycxl](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/jefferycxl)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2023, 9:24am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/digital-twins-and-medical-device-design/29579/2 "2023-09-10T09:24:06Z")
Are there any existing or under development applications of AR/VR in the field of dentistry in New Zealand? ---
**Author:** ![NathanK](https://ehealthforum.nz/user_avatar/ehealthforum.nz/nathank/32/6064_2.png) [@NathanK](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/NathanK)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 2:39am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/digital-twins-and-medical-device-design/29579/3 "2023-09-11T02:39:43Z")
Can anyone from [@dental](https://ehealthforum.nz/groups/dental) help with this? ---
**Author:** ![amyc](https://ehealthforum.nz/user_avatar/ehealthforum.nz/amyc/32/7203_2.png) [@amyc](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/amyc)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 9:34am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/digital-twins-and-medical-device-design/29579/4 "2023-09-12T09:34:12Z")
Thank you @NathanK for tagging dental in this post, it is right up my alley! As a dentist I have been dreaming about this area for a while now, but I am not aware of anything publicly available at this stage (in NZ or worldwide). Dr @chris.paton has created a virtual dental surgery environment and [oVRcome](https://www.ovrcome.io/) has an existing VR distraction application to address needle phobia but they are not yet applied to specific dental care settings. If you are thinking of starting something in this area I would be very keen to get involved 🙂 However, in the area of digital twins there is a fairly widely used system called [Modjaw](https://modjaw.com/en/), which creates a digital replica of a patient’s face jaw and simulate its movement and aesthetics to assist in communication, planning and treatment. Happy to continue this conversation! ---
**Author:** ![amyc](https://ehealthforum.nz/user_avatar/ehealthforum.nz/amyc/32/7203_2.png) [@amyc](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/amyc)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 9:38am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/digital-twins-and-medical-device-design/29579/5 "2023-09-12T09:38:30Z")
There is a relevant existing [thread](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/considerations-for-digital-twins-in-healthcare/25490) about medical application of digital twins from last year’s otago academic digital health group but I am not sure if this can be made visible here? ---
**Author:** ![NathanK](https://ehealthforum.nz/user_avatar/ehealthforum.nz/nathank/32/6064_2.png) [@NathanK](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/NathanK)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 10:18am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/digital-twins-and-medical-device-design/29579/6 "2023-09-12T10:18:16Z")
I’m afraid that was posted in #Otago with the understanding that it would remain private. I agree that it (and the other posts by our digital health students) are high quality content and deserve more air, but in this case we really need the consent of all the posters in order to expose it. You could ask them.