3D printing technology helps baby live a normal life

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A toddler became the first in the world to get an organ transplant from an adult donor using 3D technology. The operation was successful and the child was saved from a lifetime of dialysis treatments. (Photo : Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Tru…

A toddler became the first in the world to get an organ transplant from an adult donor using 3D technology. The operation was successful and the child was saved from a lifetime of dialysis treatments. (Photo : Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust)

 "When Lucy Boucher was born, she suffered from heart failure, causing her kidneys to significantly lack oxygen and shut down. Lucy was then faced with a lifetime of dialysis treatments.

Her parents brought her to Guy's and St Thomas' and Great Ormond Street Hospital, where doctors recommended her to undergo a kidney transplant. Her dad, Chris, was a perfect match for donation, but there was one problem. How could a big, adult kidney fit into Lucy's small abdomen?

That's when 3D printing technology came into the picture. Doctors produced models of Chris' kidney and Lucy's abdomen to determine how the organs would fit together. The intervention would greatly help doctors plan out the very complicated procedure and reduce risks."

-Techtimes.com

 

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Source: TechTimes.com

3D printing company makes Star Wars inspired prosthesis

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3Ders recently uploaded a interesting story about 3D printing and the upcoming Star Wars episode 7.  

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" With Episode VII: The Force Awakens due to hit theaters in just a few weeks, 3D printed prostheses firm Open Bionics has designed a special 3D printed arm as part of the ‘Fashion Finds the Force’ themed fashion collection, featuring ten pairs of Star Wars themed items from UK designers. The 3D printed arm accompanies an impressive jumpsuit embedded with 10,000 Swarovski crystals, designed by British designer Claire Barrow. The jumpsuit’s star-like effect mimics the famous “jump to hyperspace” scenes in which Han Solo’s Millennium Falcon spaceship travels faster than the speed of light. "

-3Ders  

 

To read the entire article and see more pictures please go here  . 3D printing is making the movies come to life and that is totally exciting.

 

 

Source :  3Ders