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Post by jeffolie on May 27, 2013 10:28:32 GMT -6
3D Printing Saves A Life May 26, 2013 Network World - For the first three months of his life, Kaiba Gionfriddo’s airway collapsed repeatedly, occasionally causing his heart to stop and leaving many doctors at a loss for how to help him. Then, in the first procedure of its kind, doctors in Michigan used a 3D printing method to create an artificial splint to help Kaiba breathe without the assistance of a breathing machine for the first time, according to the Associated Press. Since the operation, which was performed in February 2012, the now 19-month-old Ohio boy has been able to breathe on his own without a single breathing crisis. Doctors will soon remove his breathing tube, the AP reports. libertycrier.com/tech/3d-printing-saves-a-life/
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Post by jeffolie on May 27, 2013 10:30:45 GMT -6
Between cloning human stem cells, celluar microbiology and 3D Printing ... perhaps creating replacement body parts will become practical medical treatment within the next 5 to 10 years for the masses.
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