3D Printing in Medicine

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The New Physicians Assistant
3D Printed Models Help Save Infant AND Remove Tumor

Doctors utilize 3D printed models to save two lives, successfully removing a particularly problematic tumor and returning externalized brain to an infant's cranium.

by Hannah Augur
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German Athlete Will Cycle at Paralymics with 3D Printed Leg

Denise Schindler, a German paralympic cyclist, is hoping to use a 3D printed leg prosthesis to race with in Rio de Janeiro this September.

by Hanna Watkin
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Save Lab Animals
L’Oreal Begin 3D Printing Human Skin

Lab-grown, 3D printed human skin could be the future of product testing. Now L'Oreal who have partnered up with bio-engineering start-up Organovo.

by Hanna Watkin
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Ring of Power
OneRing: 15 Year Old Creates 3D Printed Parkinson’s Tracker

15 year old whizzkid creates OneRing, a 3D printed Parkinson's tracker that uses machine learning to analyze and understand movement.

by Hannah Augur
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Now Hear This
Australian Toddler to have World’s First 3D Printed Ear

Aussie toddler Maia Van Mulligan to have a 3D printed ear, thanks to groundbreaking research by Queensland University of Technology (QUT).

by Hanna Watkin
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Ancient Art of Printing
3D Printed Surgical Tool Inspired By Origami

Will doctors use an origami-inspired 3D printed surgical tool next time you're on the operating table? Crane or frog?

by Hannah Augur
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Realistic solutions
New Youbionic Prosthetic Costs Only €1,200

Youbionic is kicking off their cheap 3D Printed prosthetic. How can such a good looking bionic hand cost only €1,200?

by Hannah Augur
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Melts Faster
FDA Approves 3D Printed Drug

FDA’s approval of a 3D printed drug marks a step forward for both the power of 3D printing as well as the treatment of epilepsy.

by Hanna Watkin
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Helping Hands
3D Printed Rehabilitation Orthosis by ZMorph

A 3D printed rehabilitation orthosis was created to help a young man suffering from limb paresis grab objects and perform physical activities.

by Hanna Watkin
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Breathe Easy
Inhalo is a Stylish 3D Printed Asthma Inhaler

Available to download on Pinshape, Inhalo is a 3D printed Asthma inhaler with a discreet design that's stylish and practical.

by Hannah Augur
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Bioprinting Research is Significant But Keep it in Proportion!

All3DP’s columnist Rachel Park’s comments on the hype on bioprinting: Are we really entering an age of the “plug-and-play human body”?

by Anatol Locker
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Medical Breakthrough
3D ‘Bioprinter’ Could Create Body Parts for Transplants

A team of scientists in the US claim they have created a 3D bioprinter which can fabricate living muscle, cartilage and bone to repair battlefield injury.

by Hanna Watkin
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Open Source
3D Bioprinting For Just $1000

DIY Bioprinting is a great, cost-effective way for smaller labs get started in Biotech. Here’s an overview of what’s happening in the open source 3D bioprinting scene.

by Davide Sher
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Pinky and the Brain
How To Turn an MRI Into a 3D Printed Brain

One maker shares the story behind his 3D Printed Brain, and gives step-by-step instructions for turning any MRI into a printed creation.

by Hannah Augur
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The Things We Do For Beauty
3D Printed Wrinkle Removal Stabs You With 2,000 Needles

Meet the hot new 3D Printed Wrinkle Removal solution, “Radara." It's easy! Just stab yourself with this strip of 2,000 3D printed micro-needles. No, seriously.

by Hannah Augur
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How a Broken 3D Printer Saved A Newborn
Google Cardboard Comes to the Rescue

3D printing used for surgical support may not yet be perfect, sometimes other methods of technology are needed as a contingency - such as Google Cardboard.

by Hanna Watkin
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NFL backs 3D Printed Helmet Material to Reduce Brain Injuries

A 3D printed material developed at Cardiff University to minimize the risk of brain injury has won $250,000 in funding in a competition backed by the NFL.

by Bulent Yusuf
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Help Babies Breathe
Resuscitator Helps Babies with their First Breath

One million babies die each year from birth asphyxia, the inability to breathe immediately after delivery. Now there’s a 3D printed solution that can save them.

by Hanna Watkin
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Cutting It
3D Printed Cadavers to Modernize Human Anatomy Study

Monash University in Australia has created the first commercially available kit of realistic, full-color 3D printed cadavers for studying human anatomy.

by Hanna Watkin
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Appliance of Science
Give to GOSH Christmas Appeal: 3D Printing Helps Save Children’s Lives

More evidence of the power of 3D printing to advance medicine: surgeon from Great Ormond Street Hospital enthuses about the benefits of the technology.

by Hanna Watkin
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