3D Printing in Medicine
Sinterex is using 3D printing to quickly produce dental implant bridges, but the UAE is also pushing for more 3D printed change in dentistry.
Blind parents were given the chance to feel their baby's ultrasound with the help of 3D printed models created using the Voluson E10.
Formlabs announces two new biocompatible resins and a partnership with 3Shape. Both could simplify 3D printing for dentists everywhere.
Guardlab is the official mouth guard of the UFC; the company uses 3D scanning and 3D printing to offer cheaper, safer sports guards.
Slowly but surely, more doctors use 3D printing to prepare for surgery. In hospital Marañón in Madrid, surgeons and engineers teamed up to establish a medical Fablab.
Patients with scoliosis can soon expect greatly improved spinal braces made with 3D printing technology instead of plaster molding.
Using a 3D printed kidney, a urologist discovers that riding a "moderate intensity" roller coaster helps patients pass painful kidney stones.
15 year old whizzkid creates OneRing, a 3D printed Parkinson's tracker that uses machine learning to analyze and understand movement.
Aussie toddler Maia Van Mulligan to have a 3D printed ear, thanks to groundbreaking research by Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
Youbionic is kicking off their cheap 3D Printed prosthetic. How can such a good looking bionic hand cost only €1,200?
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.
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.
More evidence of the power of 3D printing to advance medicine: surgeon from Great Ormond Street Hospital enthuses about the benefits of the technology.
We've seen 3D printed carts, wagons and crutches for disabled animals, but now prosthetics are being developed to further the help we can give to these pets in need!
Inspired by biology and nature: A 3D printed finger is improving prosthetics while using a combination of new technologies.
This team of volunteers from Reddit are crowdsourcing the development of the world's first medical-grade open source prosthesis - all to get the recent amputee brother of a fellow Redditor back in the gym.
When it comes to 3D printed organs, some companies make bold statements. Italian company MHOX claim they will be offering 3D printed eyeballs by 2027.
The first-ever 3D printed thyroid gland could improve and save thousand’s lives. It could be a major breakthrough in medical research.
Surgeons in Louisville, Kentucky used 3D-models to study the heart defect of a 14 month-old boy and save his life.
Thanks to 3D printed prosthetics, many lives are changing for the better. Read on to learn about the most promising projects!