3d printed heart
Kenosis, 2015: 3D Printed Terracotta Heart, Replica of Artist’s, Wins 64th Blake Art Prize
While many enthusiasts are enjoying their 3D printers to fabricate a wide range of fun things at the desktop from figurines to phone cases and tablet holders, many others today…
Sculpteo Introduces Their New Flexible Thermoplastic Polyurethane Material
French 3D printing services provider Sculpteo has added yet another 3D printing material to its already impressive catalog of almost fifty materials and finishes. Their new flexible Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU)…
Materialise and Indian Hospital Collaborate to Save Two Teenage Heart Patients’ Lives
Whenever I cover a story about 3D printed medical models that assist surgeons and help communication with patients, I have the feeling no one can argue with this obvious and…
Holding Their 3D Printed Heart is Helping Patients and Their Doctors
The practice of 3D printing replica organs to prepare for long, complicated surgeries is starting to become a regular part of the operative pre-planning process. Being able to hold a…
Heart Transplant Surgery Performed With Help of Color Coded 3D Printed Model
There comes a day in everyone’s life when they realize that the human heart bears no resemblance to that double lobed drawing that shows up on Valentine’s Day cards and cheap…
66-Year-Old Man is Cured of Rare Heart Condition Thanks to 3D Printing by Materialise
When it comes to complicated surgeries, 3D printing has really begun to make inroads in areas that previous technologies have had a difficult time with. We’ve seen the technology used to…
3D Systems & Cardiologists Help Toddler Breathe Easier Thanks to 3D Printed Heart Model
The complexities and impacts 3D printing is making on the world are myriad. We report on so many amazing companies and innovations that are, indeed, changing the world and processes…
Japan’s Fasotec Creates Realistic 3D Printed ‘Biotexture Wet Models’ for Surgical Training
Not too many years ago if you’d told a surgeon that soon he would be able to help to make a 3D printed model of a lung and then practice operating…
A Little Girl in Miami Saved Thanks to 3D Printed Heart Model
On average, an adult human heart beats 72 times a minute, 100,000 times a day, and 2.5 billion times during the normal lifespan. A healthy heart moves 2,000 gallons of…
3D Printed Model of Heart Tumor Helps Doctors Choose Treatment Path for 16-year-old
Bradley White, 16, was suffering from an irregular heartbeat. The medical staff at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital was proceeding cautiously as they knew the problem was being caused by a tumor…
3D Printed Human Heart By 2023, Says Top Scientist
A scientist named Stuart K. Williams is leading a team responsible for an extremely ambitious project; to print the human heart. Williams, who is the Scientific Director of the Cardiovascular…
3D Printing Helps Fix Child’s Heart, Save Life
3D printing has been creeping its way into the healthcare industry, slowly but surely, over the last few years. We have seen 3D printed human tissue, 3D printed prosthetics of…
