Custom Implants in Small Animal Surgery

Saturday, October 25, 2025

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Seminar Chair(s)

Caleb Hudson, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal), ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Orthopedics), ACVS Founding Fellow, Joint Replacement Surgery (he/him/his)

Surgeon
Omega Veterinary Group
San Mateo, California

The use of custom implants is becoming increasingly common in small animal surgery as 3D surgical planning and 3D metal printing technology become more widely available and less costly. This seminar consists of several lectures from veterinary surgeons with experience in the development and implantation of custom implants in veterinary patients. The goal of the seminar will be to increase small animal surgeons' awareness of the potential of custom implants in the field of small animal surgery.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to understand the design and development process associated with use of custom surgical implants.
Upon completion, participants will be able to understand what patients might benefit from a custom surgical implant.
Upon completion, participants will have some resources they can draw from if they decide to utilize custom implants in one of their own patients.

Presentations:

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Applications for Patient-Specific Implants in Deformity Correction and Arthrodesis Surgery
Speaker: Jason Bleedorn, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal) – Colorado State University
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Applications for Custom Partial or Total Knee Replacement in Dogs
Speaker: Luca Vezzoni, DECVS (Small Animal) (he/him/his) – Clinica Veterinaria Vezzoni
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Development and Application of Custom, Patient Specific Implants for Challenging Orthopedic Cases
Speaker: Stephen C. Jones, MVB, MS, DACVS (Small Animal), DECVS (he/him/his) – Omega Veterinary Group