Friday, 18 September 2015

Patient Receives World’s First 3D-Printed Ribs


Patient Receives World’s First 3D-Printed Ribs
When a Spanish cancer patient developed a tumor around his sternum and parts of his ribcage, he had to have those bones removed. Now the patient has a replacement—a 3D-printed titanium chest implant.

His surgical team partnered with CSIRO, or the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, based in Australia, and Anatomics, a medical device company. The surgeons at Salamanca University Hospital took high-resolution 3D CT scans of the patient to determine exactly what needed to be replaced. Then CSIRO designed and Anatomics printed a special implant to fill the gap. The titanium object was couriered to Spain, where it was implanted in the patient. He recovered and went home 12 days after surgery.

Article:
http://csironewsblog.com/2015/09/11/cancer-patient-receives-3d-printed-ribs-in-world-first-surgery/

#medicaladvance   #surgery   #3dprinting   #medicine
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6 comments:

  1. Tom Cook18 September 2015 at 05:43

    He needs a tattoo on his chest that reads "No CPR".

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  2. John Bump18 September 2015 at 08:31

    On the plus side, Tom Cook, if someone does cpr it probably won't break all his ribs.

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  3. Tom Cook18 September 2015 at 09:59

    John Bump Very True.

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  4. Sam Collett18 September 2015 at 10:24

    I wonder if he will set off airport metal detectors

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  5. G. Thomas Edwards18 September 2015 at 11:01

    They are seriously getting better at this... reaching Sci Fi levels... My eye is on the proposed first human head transplant... Robert Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land is just right around the corner.

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  6. Dan Argentum18 September 2015 at 18:52

    Nicely done!

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