Posts Tagged ‘medical use of 3D printers’
83 Year Old Undergoes Jawbone Transplant
An 83 year old woman has become the first person to undergo a transplant procedure using an artificial jawbone created by a 3D printer. Doctors and engineers used the latest laser manufacturing techniques to develop a custom-made metal jawbone, made from layers of titanium. The artificial jawbone was fitted into the woman’s lower jaw to […]
3D Printing to Mend Broken Bones
3D technology isn’t just confined to the world of movies and has now moved into the medical arena, with the help of a new 3D printer. Researchers from Washington State University have been using the 3D printer to create a bone-like material for the scaffolding of bone growth in dental work and orthopaedic treatments. A […]
