• Baby's Life Saved With Groundbreaking 3-D Printed Device That Restored His Breathing
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[url]http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130522180102.htm[/url] [IMG]http://images.sciencedaily.com/2013/05/130522180102-large.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE][B]Every day, their baby stopped breathing, his collapsed bronchus blocking the crucial flow of air to his lungs. April and Bryan Gionfriddo watched helplessly, just praying that somehow the dire predictions weren't true.[/B] "Quite a few doctors said he had a good chance of not leaving the hospital alive," says April Gionfriddo, about her now 20-month-old son, Kaiba. "At that point, we were desperate. Anything that would work, we would take it and run with it." They found hope at the University of Michigan, where a new, bioresorbable device that could help Kaiba was under development. Kaiba's doctors contacted Glenn Green, M.D., associate professor of pediatric otolaryngology at the University of Michigan. Green and his colleague, Scott Hollister, Ph.D., professor of biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering and associate professor of surgery at U-M, went right into action, obtaining emergency clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to create and implant a tracheal splint for Kaiba made from a biopolymer called polycaprolactone. On February 9, 2012, the specially-designed splint was placed in Kaiba at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. The splint was sewn around Kaiba's airway to expand the bronchus and give it a skeleton to aid proper growth. Over about three years, the splint will be reabsorbed by the body. The case is featured today in the New England Journal of Medicine. "It was amazing. As soon as the splint was put in, the lungs started going up and down for the first time and we knew he was going to be OK," says Green. Green and Hollister were able to make the custom-designed, custom-fabricated device using high-resolution imaging and computer-aided design. The device was created directly from a CT scan of Kaiba's trachea/bronchus, integrating an image-based computer model with laser-based 3D printing to produce the splint. "Our vision at the University of Michigan Health System is to create the future of health care through discovery. This collaboration between faculty in our Medical School and College of Engineering is an incredible demonstration of how we achieve that vision, translating research into treatments for our patients," says Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, M.D., U-M executive vice president for medical affairs and CEO of the U-M Health System. "Groundbreaking discoveries that save lives of individuals across the nation and world are happening right here in Ann Arbor. I continue to be inspired and proud of the extraordinary people and the amazing work happening across the Health System." Kaiba was off ventilator support 21 days after the procedure, and has not had breathing trouble since then. "The material we used is a nice choice for this. It takes about two to three years for the trachea to remodel and grow into a healthy state, and that's about how long this material will take to dissolve into the body," says Hollister. "Kaiba's case is definitely the highlight of my career so far. To actually build something that a surgeon can use to save a person's life? It's a tremendous feeling."[/QUOTE]
We are entering the first steps of limb replacement, great stuff.
Prosthetics have been a thing for a while, what we are entering into are the first steps of limb enhancement.
[QUOTE=Captain James;40753692]We are entering the first steps of limb replacement, great stuff.[/QUOTE] Limb replacement is already quite advanced, this is organ replacement.
[QUOTE=Captain James;40753692]We are entering the [B]first steps[/B] of limb replacement, great stuff.[/QUOTE] [t]http://www.travelswithtimokeefe.com/blog/wp-content/upLoads/2010/11/capt-don-pirate-and-peg-leg-11.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE=Superkilll307;40753884]Limb replacement is already quite advanced, this is organ replacement.[/QUOTE] [T] http://blog.daveg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Adam_Jensen.jpg[/T] [B]Soon[/B]
First 3D TVs, now 3D printers, next 3D.....internetz? Very cool how cells will use the prosthetic as a sort of molding. Perhaps that can be expanded apon for use on other organs?
it looks like a piece of coral.
Incredible shit with all the 3D printing going on lately.
Kaiba? [img]http://moe.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/1353956990.gif[/img]
First 3D TV and now 3D printing? When will this end? I tell you, back in my day, we only had 1 dimension to play with! and we were content with that!
[QUOTE=Captain James;40753692]We are entering the first steps of limb replacement, great stuff.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=S31-Syntax;40753814]Prosthetics have been a thing for a while, what we are entering into are the first steps of limb enhancement.[/QUOTE][QUOTE=NO ONE;40753961]First 3D TVs, now 3D printers, next 3D.....internetz? Very cool how cells will use the prosthetic as a sort of molding. Perhaps that can be expanded apon for use on other organs?[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=EvacX;40754244]First 3D TV and now 3D printing? When will this end? I tell you, back in my day, we only had 1 dimension to play with! and we were content with that![/QUOTE] This thread has an echo
It seems like everything is being repeated in this thread.
Guys I swear you're saying things multiple times guys
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Thread music? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBPK_oXeJgA[/media]
Except the 3D TV fad died out. I'm p. sure the whole "3D printer in every person's house!!!!!!!!" fad will die out soon enough.
[QUOTE=SPESSMEHREN;40756014]Except the 3D TV fad died out. I'm p. sure the whole "3D printer in every person's house!!!!!!!!" fad will die out soon enough.[/QUOTE] Except that 3D TV is a superfluous "innovation" while 3D printers are groundbreaking devices with loads of potential for practical use. The only commonality they have is the term "3D" affixed to them. You can't just call 3D printing a fad like that imo.
[QUOTE=SPESSMEHREN;40756014]Except the 3D TV fad died out. I'm p. sure the whole "3D printer in every person's house!!!!!!!!" fad will die out soon enough.[/QUOTE] B-But I make CG Stuff and printing it would be cool
Fuckin' sweet is all I have to say. Technology is rad.
[QUOTE=SPESSMEHREN;40756014]Except the 3D TV fad died out. I'm p. sure the whole "3D printer in every person's house!!!!!!!!" fad will die out soon enough.[/QUOTE] 3d TV and 3d printers are on two completely different levels.
The possibilities of a 3D printer are almost limitless.
[URL="http://gizmodo.com/5993147/how-3d-printing-gave-this-man-his-life-and-face-back"]First a new face[/URL], [URL="http://gizmodo.com/5882549/how-a-3d+printed-jaw-let-a-woman-eat-again"]a new jaw[/URL], and now this.
[QUOTE=SPESSMEHREN;40756014]Except the 3D TV fad died out. I'm p. sure the whole "3D printer in every person's house!!!!!!!!" fad will die out soon enough.[/QUOTE] just like how radio fad died out when the next best thing was started right???
It's quite amazing what we can do with technology these days. First a little girl's own stem cells are used to grow a trachea for her and now 3d printing has created a bronchial splint saving the life of a child that would certainly have died just a few years ago.
It seems like everything is being repeated in this thread.
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[QUOTE=Doom64hunter;40753934][T] http://blog.daveg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Adam_Jensen.jpg[/T] [B]Soon[/B][/QUOTE] [img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/22370734/augmented.jpg[/img] We're already almost there. I mean you've seen all these walking, self-balancing robots, robotic eyes and arms, right?
God, even the Deus ex references are being repeated (not counting that post above me)
[QUOTE=SPESSMEHREN;40756014]Except the 3D TV fad died out. I'm p. sure the whole "3D printer in every person's house!!!!!!!!" fad will die out soon enough.[/QUOTE] 3d tv gives the illusion of depth that may or may not be taken proper advantage of by the content creators, and even then doesn't offer enough immersion to quite be worth it. A 3d printer just saved a fucking baby's life. Alright, sure. You nailed it. Totally right.
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