Chinese doctors successfully implant a 15cm long 3D printed titanium vertebrae prosthetic
40 year old Ms. Zhou from HuNan (China) has been suffering from tumours on her vertebrae since years. There are also some arteries affected that provide...
Tongue Cancer Patient’s Tumour Removed Thanks to 3D Printing Technology
Surgeons from the HealthCare Global Cancer Centre in Bangalore, India, have recently helped a patient with tongue cancer by preparing the operation with a...
3D printed casing for batteries that could be swallowed
A team of researchers from the Carnegie Mellon University have developed a battery that is biocompatible and can be swallowed. The battery uses melanin...
Chinese researchers want to 3D print skin in the next two or three years
The largest human organ is not the brain, the lungs or the liver, it is the skin. Compared to other organs the skin is...
BioNick: 3D Printed Low Cost Prosthetic Arm for Children in Need
Maker Prashant Gade from Pune, India, has launched an Indiegogo campaign to provide low cost 3D printed prosthetic hands to children in India and...
Jump Granted $ 10 Million for 3D Heart Library
The Shepard Endowment for Healthcare Engineering at the Jump Trading and Simulation Center has received a donation of $ 10 million from founder William...
Affordable and Accessible Prosthetics for People in Areas of Conflict Thanks to 3D Printing
Researchers at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Fachhochschule Lübeck have collaborated on a project to develop a simple and inexpensive process to create...
Biomodex 3D Prints Anatomical Body Parts for Surgical Planning and Training
Based in Paris and Boston, French startup company Biomodex is focussed on developing 3D printed surgical simulators for both patient-specific surgical planning and medical education. Founded by...
3D Printer for planning Surgeries in University Hospital Essen
Other hospitals already use 3D printers for planning difficult surgeries and try these on 3D printed models. These technique helped the doctors and their patients. For their...
