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Case study · № 009 · 2025

AB MEDICA · show the instrument, sell the instrument

A 3D showcase for surgical equipment, led by the Dolphin irrigation device. Explore each device in the browser, see how it works through documentation and video, and enquire to buy. Built on the same configurable 3D foundation as the Tenneco explorer.

Role3D, full-stack
Timeline2025
StackThree.js · R3F · Next.js · Node · MongoDB · Payload CMS
StatusLive ↗
Shipped Technical plate 009: pole-mounted Dolphin irrigation pump and handpiece for AB Medica

The problem

Surgical equipment is bought on trust and understanding, not impulse. A buyer needs to see how a device is built, how it works, and what the specification says, long before any purchase.

AB Medica needed a way to present that online: the instrument in 3D, its documentation, and a clear path to enquire.

The build

  • Interactive 3D models of the surgical devices: rotate, explore, and see an exploded view of how each instrument goes together.
  • The sell around the product: documentation, spec, and video sit next to the model, so a buyer understands the device before enquiring.
  • Enquiry, not checkout. The site advertises and explains the equipment and routes serious buyers to enquire, rather than fulfilling orders directly.
  • The same configurable CMS foundation as the braking explorer, so models, copy, and branding stay client-editable.

Decisions that mattered

Explain before you sell. For medical equipment, comprehension is the conversion step. Putting the 3D model, documentation, and video together does the explaining a product photo cannot.

Enquire instead of cart. This is high-value, considered equipment, so the site's job is to advertise and inform, then hand a warm buyer to the sales process, not to process a transaction.

Reuse the configurable 3D foundation. The same CMS-driven model-and-content system meant a second 3D showcase without rebuilding the machinery.

Outcome

Delivered and live as a 3D sales tool for the surgical-equipment line. It confirmed the pattern: pair a real-time 3D model with real documentation and the product starts selling itself before a rep says a word.

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