conjoined twins
Conjoined Twins Separated with Help of Stratasys 3D Printed Models and VR
It was a moment of “unbelievable joy” for the parents of one-year-old twins conjoined at the head after a medical team at Soroka-University Medical Center in Israel successfully performed the…
Formerly Conjoined McDonald Twins Progressing and Hitting Milestones One Year Post-Op
One year ago this month in a 20-hour surgery, surgeons at the Children’s Hospital of Montefiore (CHAM) in New York successfully separated young craniopagus twin boys Jadon and Anias McDonald, who had been…
3D Systems Showcases End-to-End 3D Printing Solutions Across a Variety of Verticals
From racing to recreations, and from medical to materials, 3D printing at 3D Systems has never been busier — or broader. During the recent TCT Show in the UK, 3D…
Formerly Conjoined Babies Doing Well After Surgery with Some 3D Printed Help from 3D Systems
Having triplets is rare, but what’s even more rare is for two of those triplets to be born conjoined. In fact, the odds of that particular situation happening are 50…
Dr. Oren Tepper, Famous for Separating Conjoined Twins, Announced as Keynote Speaker at Inside 3D Printing New York; Early Details Released for June Conference in Seoul
Right now I can’t figure out what season it is – we got several inches of snow the other day, and then the temperature shot up by about 30 degrees…
3D Printing: The Stories We Missed – March 4, 2017
An ULTEM aircraft spare part flies on a T-44 Pegasus, a $99 3D printer, Tractus has a preferred filament supplier, 3D Slash 3.0 is out, NatureWorks releases a new Ingeo…
3D Printed Models in the Operating Room: 3D Systems Brings Technology to Surgeons
Thanks to 3D modeling and 3D printing technologies, we are seeing advances in cases that have a direct impact on individual lives — increasingly appearing thanks to advances in surgical…
Twin Babies No Longer Joined at the Brain Thanks to 3D Technology
Conjoined twins are extremely rare, and often don’t survive long past birth. The parents of those who do survive are faced with a choice: risk having the children separated in…
Conjoined Twins with Rare Atrial Attachment are Successfully Separated Thanks to 3D Printed Cardiac Model
It’s a wonderful thing to report that the use of 3D printed models in the medical field has become almost commonplace. And it’s certainly an understatement to say the stories…
Doctors Use 3D Models of Conjoined Twins to Prepare for Complex Separation Surgery
There is perhaps no surgical procedure more daunting or complex that the separation of conjoined twins, even with the use of advanced 3D technology. Not only is the surgery being…
For Hope & Faith: The Power of 3D Printing Helps Separate Conjoined Twins
Often, we talk about many new innovations and processes in manufacturing that would simply not be possible without the power of 3D printing behind them. From automotive to aerospace, many companies…
Twins, Joined at the Butt, Will be Separated Tomorrow Thanks to 3D Printing Technology
3D printing has been used to change the lives of many people over the past several years. Whether it is for lending a hand in the rapid prototyping of products,…
Complex Surgery to Separate Conjoined 10-Month-Old Twins Aided by Detailed 3D Printed Medical Model
I’ve always been fairly close with my family — including three older sisters — but I’d never say that we were attached at the hip. For some, though, that is…
