One lucky patient in France has become one of the first to sport a 3D printed shoulder implant following an almost deadly accident. Nathalie Dufaut Danjon was shot with a hunting rifle a little over two years ago, a near-fatal accident that saw a bullet penetrate her shoulder joint through the front, and exit through the back of her shoulder blade. Needless to say, Danjon’s shoulder anatomy was completely destroyed. via Tumblr French woman suffering from gunshot wound receives 3D printed reverse shoulder prosthesis
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Here’s another 3D printing news roundup, in case anything passed you by recently. The latest developments include a new resin 3D printer, a 3D printed jewellery collection, and much more besides. via Tumblr 3D Printing News Roundup: Encode Ring, Minifab resin 3D printer, Airwolf 3D, Cooksongold and Boltenstern We’ve reported before on the use of 3D bio-printing for medical research and healthcare purposes, with organic tissues being produced in order to model diseases, test drug treatments and even be used for transplants. A rather less common, but still potentially groundbreaking, use for the technology is the ethical production of materials that are made from animals. via Tumblr Modern Meadow reveals its pioneering 3D bio-printed leather, Zoa A team from the Aachen-based Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT has developed a novel process for micro-welding battery cells and power electronics. The technology, which uses microjoining and can be used in combination with 3D printing, is known as Laser-Based Tape-Automated Bonding, or LaserTAB. via Tumblr Fraunhofer ILTs new LaserTAB robot enables precise microjoining of 3D printed connectors for batteries A joint team from the Piedmont Heart Institute and the Georgia Institute of Technology has created patient-specific 3D printed heart valve models to improve pre-surgical planning processes for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) surgery. via Tumblr 3D printed heart valve models used in pre-surgical planning to improve TAVR surgery Cazza Construction, the Silicon Valley startup that has promised to “revolutionize” construction using additive manufacturing, has offered a first glimpse at its Cazza X1 3D printing robot. The company says the robot could rebuild homes in disaster zones like the areas hit by Hurricane Harvey. via Tumblr First look at Cazza Constructions X1 3D printing robot that could rebuild homes destroyed by hurricanes The Dutch Navy has embarked on a new mission of the virtual variety: 3D scanning its entire fleet. The ambitious undertaking has arisen at the behest of Marinebedrijf Koninklijke Marine, the Dutch contractor in charge of maintaining the Royal Netherlands Navy vessels. via Tumblr The Dutch Navy is 3D scanning its entire fleet As 3D printing technology expands the range of possible structures and functions for robotics, soft robotics in particular is starting to get creative with its designs. Origami is one source of inspiration that engineers keep coming back to, and a new 3D printed robotics project based on the ancient Japanese folding art was recently developed by a team of researchers at Ohio’s Case Western Reserve University. via Tumblr Origami inspires development of 3D printed TWISTER robots at Case Western Reserve We’ve reported on the remarkable advances in the field of 3D bioprinting, and barely a week goes by without a new breakthrough that has the potential to improve medical care and save countless lives. Australia is the latest country to discover the revolutionary possibilities presented by 3D bioprinting technology. via Tumblr Australias MCRI takes on kidney research with Organovo 3D bioprinter Researchers at the University of Michigan have devised a vapor-jet 3D printing technique for depositing drug doses onto a variety of surfaces, including dissolvable Listerine tabs. The process could be employed in pharmacies, hospitals, and other locations. via Tumblr 3D printed drugs on breath strips could be future of medicine, according to University of Michigan study |
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