For the first time ever, a living-donor opposite-side lung transplant has taken place. A Japanese woman from Kansai, Japan was diagnosed with irreversible pulmonary fibrosis. Her condition was so bad that she required a lung…
You’ve probably heard of Robohand, the open source project that has provided people around the world with affordable and practical 3D prosthetic hands. Founded in 2012, Robohand was first started by Richard van As and…
Thanks to 3D printing, 71-year-old Meryl Richards has been saved from the prospect of life in a wheelchair. After having had six previous hip surgeries, Ms. Richards’ pelvic bone had become so weak that the…
With 3D printing already making revolutionary advances in the field of medicine, it’s no surprise that it’s also entering the world of dentistry and starting to make changes for the better. 3D printer company Stratasys…
3D printing is helping to improve heart surgeries. A 3D printed heart allows surgeons to investigate the damaged heart before going in for surgery. While in the past, the only option would be to go…
Using 3D printing and chemical engineering, six School of Engineering students at the University of Connecticut have designed and developed a prototype of a low-cost, functional kidney. The students were led by director Anson Ma,…
Richard van As’ “Robohand” is making its way around the world. Developed in 2012, Robohand is a prosthetic robotic hand that is comprised of 3D printed components. It’s open source, so anyone with access to…
3D printers can turn ideas into physical objects in a matter of minutes, allowing the creation of everything from toys and jewelry to tissues and blood vessels. Jordan Miller, a professor at Rice University who…
3D printing is revolutionizing many different types of operations, including heart surgery, allowing for personalized pre-operative surgical planning. Luke Miller was born with a pulmonary atresia, a congenital malformation of the pulmonary valve. By using…
UK charity Oxfam and 3D printing file sharing platform MyMiniFactory have teamed up to launch the “Oxfam 3D Printing project,” a project that will use 3D printers to send assistance to areas suffering from humanitarian…