#Japan to invest $21 million in developing 3d printed human organs Could 3d printable human organ transplants become a reality in the coming years?
And just a few weeks ago in early December we learned of a collaboration between 3d printing company Organovo and the Yale School of medicine that aims to pioneer 3d bioprinted surgical tissues themselves.
This Japanese announcement thus follows a current trend in medical science but they are reportedly doing it on a hitherto unseen scale.
which is expected to revolutionize medical help. And as an estimated 100000 people are on the waiting list for organ transplantation in the US alone it#s no wonder that the medical field is turning its focus towards 3d printing r
#Design Lab Workshop merges 3d printing with solar energy for glowing architecture As more architects look into ways of using additive manufacturing as a way of constructing their buildings,
3d models is becoming more and more commonplace, especially in the fields of medicine, CGI and graphic design.
#Doctors use 3d printing to aid successful open-heart surgery on four-year old Jan 15, 2015 By Simon Born with a heart condition that resulted in her having two open heart surgeries before the time she was even four years old, Adaenelie Gonzalez, a four-year old from Miami, Florida in the United states,
recently underwent her third heart surgery last week. However unlike her previous open heart surgeries, the use of 3d printing enabled doctors to perform a third open heart surgery last week that may just be her last.
Gonzalez condition, which prevented blood from properly flowing into the heart from the lungs (also known as anomalous pulmonary venous connection),
caused her to experience erratic and severe breathing problems. Sadly, the four-year old has spent much of her young childhood dealing with the condition
and going in and out of the hospital for efforts to control it. At one point, the doctor even said that they were out of options. seriously,
I kind of lost hope. I didn think there was anything that was going to be able to help her,
Thankfully, a team of pediatric medicine professionals from Miami Children Hospital were able to scan Gonzalez heart and produce a 3d printed model
which was used for surgeons to study the condition. Creating an anatomically-correct 3d print of a patient heart is far from your run-of-the-mill 3d printing project, however.
the surgeons were able to practice manipulating the blood vessels and exploring all of the possible repairs without having to operate.
the surgeons were then able to create a map of every nerve and artery before attempting their third open heart surgery on the four-year old.
The use of the 3d printed model was critical for the surgery success in part because the team had done never the surgical procedure before.
Without properly training themselves the doctor ran the possibility of tragically killing the young girl if any steps in the surgery went awry.
Even though the doctors were previously able to study Gonzalez condition using traditional two-dimensional scans, the data proved to be not as informative as they needed for operating. wasn going to operate on her based on the data that we already had said
Burke. He even compared the use of a two-dimensional image to a 3d printed model to teaching somebody how to throw a football,
adding: t be like saying, K, I going to teach you how to throw a football by handing you a picture of a football.
Thankfully, the ability to study the 3d printed model of Gonzalez heart proved to be an invaluable tool before heading into the surgery last week.
Already, Gonzalez is out of the bed and moving whereas before the surgery she could barely move
Thanks to the surgery, Gonzalez is expected at least to live through her teenage years. o me,
Thanks to the success of Gonzalez surgery, Miami Children Hospital plans on using 3d printing in the future for other surgical procedures."
"The fourth day after surgery I envisioned her still being on a breathing machine in the ICU getting massive amounts of medication,
medical professionals and others that regularly make use of additive manufacturing technologies to get excited about.
Recently, additive manufacturing played a significant role in the development of a revolutionary new medical device that,
whether he had a headache, was hungry or he simply wanted to say love you
and technologies that can handle a range of people with different disabilities that make communication difficult.
Among others, these include people with nonverbal autism, people with nonverbal learning disorders, people with ALS, people with Rett Syndrome,
people who have suffered traumatic brain injury, stroke victims and anyone else with limited mobility. ur goal is to create an affordable, customizable,
#Chinese doctor removes kidney tumor with the aid of a 3d printed replica May 23, 2015 By Simonwhile wee seen how developments to additive manufacturing technologies have helped both bring down the cost of getting something 3d printing as well as delivering results faster,
one of the more significant contributions wee seen the technology make hase been in the health and medical sector.
More recently, doctors at the Xiangya Hospital of Urology at Central South University in China were able to leverage 3d printing technology in an effort to help successfully remove a tumor from a 60-year-old woman kidney.
Thanks to the use of a 3d printed model in advance of the surgical procedure, the doctors were not only able to remove the tumor-but also save the kidney itself;
Because the left renal tumor was located directly next to the renal hilum-an area of the kidney that features many vital arteries
and veins-the surgery would have called for a removal of the entire kidney in most cases to avoid the risk of causing further damage to a patient.
Dr. Qi Lin, chose to use 3d printing to assist in the process of planning the surgery. To create the accurate replica of the patient kidney
Dr. Qi Lin took a series of CT SCANS of the patient kidney, tumor and surrounding area
the doctors were able to pinpoint necessary locations for incisions and other details that would ultimately lead the surgery to success. On May 11th,
Dr. Qi Lin-along with his medical team-performed the 90-minute surgery and were successfully able to remove the tumor while keeping the kidney intact with patient.
In addition to helping reduce the amount of blood loss to just 50 ml during the procedure
the use of the 3d printed replica also dramatically reduced the length of the surgery; what used to take hours only took a mere hour and a half. ith this new 3d technology,
when aided by the surgeon, it creates a situation where eeing is believingadded Dr. Qi Lin. his is true from multiple dimensions,
and allowed us to pinpoint the tumor, the arteries and the surrounding kidney tissue before surgery,
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2015 has been a reakthroughyear that has shown significantly more promise for bio printing technologies-including the announcement of an upcoming surgery that will see a 3d printed thyroid gland be implanted for testing-a first of its kind.
More recently, researchers at Bucktown Polymers have developed a new type of 3d printing material that cures rapidly
While lives are already being saved by high-level 3d printing in academic hospitals all over the world, most of these cases involve 3d printed implants
and replicas used to prepare for unusual surgeries. Doubtlessly, the real 3d printing revolution in the medical world is yet to come:
bio 3d printing. Involving special bio-inks made from biocompatible polymers and cells, these could be used for 3d printing just about everything in the human body, from cartilage, to bone structures and theoretically even entire new organs.
And now a Swedish start-up called CELLINK has developed a bioink that could make this medical revolution happen as soon as possible.
For the current problem is this: scientific progress with these bioprinted materials is agonizingly slow.
Various institutes and hospitals all over the world are experimenting with new materials and applications, but most won result in practical solutions for years.
as an estimated 21 people waiting for organ transplants are dying every single day. And this is exactly where CELLINK comes In this Swedish company lead by Erik Gatenholm
At age 18, Erik Gatenholm started his first medical device company, manufacturing meniscus implants and other implants, such surgical meshes for ventral hernia repairs and wound dressings.
but even in bone disease, changing toe forms and other complications over time, chief advisor of Jiaodukeji, Xu Chaoyi, explained. his is
#The 3d printed Peek smartphone adapter helps diagnose eye disease in developing countries While we come across so many interesting 3d printed applications,
the ones with the greatest impact are surely those that help doctors, save lives and improve the quality of life of the poor and underprivileged.
And in that respect, the 3d printed Peek short for the Portable Eye Examination Kit developed by a team of British ophthalmologists,
Perfect for use in third world countries and remote locations far from medical help, this kit essentially consists of a 3d printed add-on for smart phones that can be used to treat preventable blindness.
Thanks to this successful backing, the Peek can now also be ordered pre by doctors. This project has been devised by Andrew Bastawrous, Stewart Jordan, Kate Tarling and Mario Giardini,
it has the potential to help more than 39 million people around the world who lack access to basic optical healthcare. 0%of this blindness is avoidable,
Think about eye diseases like cataracts, glaucoma and others. While equipment for diagnosing such diseases already exist
they are heavy, expensive, fragile and require extensive training not at all suitable for use in remote regions without proper electricity.
This helps us to diagnose eye diseases, ready for treatment. Peek Retina combines both a traditional ophthalmoscope and a retinal camera in a mobile phone, providing a portable,
While the ability to 3d bioprint an entire functional organ-such as a liver or even skin implants-is still a few years off,
Previously, wee seen how medical researchers have been experimenting with something similar to create 3d bioprinted scaffolding for slowly introducing cells for a diabetic treatment process.
but the demonstration that one can achieve similar mechanical performance with a common biomedical polymer is a substantial advance iit is also quite exciting that these new tough gels can be used for 3d printing,
2015 By Simonalthough wee been seeing many recent applications for 3d printing being used effectively in the medical industry,
and ock-operatedon in an effort to let the surgeons better understand their patient condition before committing to the final surgical procedure.
not only more effective surgeries that have taken also considerably less time, but also less invasive surgeries that cost less.
But for all of the advantages of using 3d printing before a surgery what about using 3d printing as a tool for repairing an injured area or for after a surgery, too?
This is what Exovite, a new Spanish company consisting of professionals from different areas including medicine, electronics, computers,
mechanics and additive manufacturing technologies are currently looking at and they just might be able to make the healing process faster thanks to 3d printing.
Currently, the company is developing a system of immobilization and rehabilitation that will create a revolution in the field of orthopedics and musculoskeletal treatments.
Among other features of the system include savings in both time costs for both the medical professionals and the patients themselves.
Among other goals that the company hopes that users of their technology will achieve include optimized medical treatments as well as a more seamless user experience throughout the procedure due to an improved quality of the procedures themselves.
In other words, similar to how 3d printing has helped revolutionize how prosthetic devices are made both and fabricated, Exovite research and resulting technologies could have
just as much of an impact on internal injuries including broken bones; rather than having a traditional cast on for months,
users could receive the company unique method of therapy and be healed in a matter of weeks.
users will even be able to share the healing progress with medical professionals online as well as receive advice based on the rate of healing.
In short, it could be the perfect filament for various technological and medical applications. And while some graphene successes have been achieved previously,
also makes the ink flexible and safe to use in medical situations. Led by Ramille Shah,
entitled hree-dimensional printing of high-content graphene scaffolds for electronic and biomedical applications. 3d printed graphene appeared on the cover.
And so far, biomedical experiments have been quite successful. As a test, her team populated a graphene scaffold with stem cells,
They are also already envisioning sensors, implants and other structures. ells conduct electricity inherently especially neurons.
it is hardly surprising that we hear about exciting new (bioprinted) medical innovations almost every week.
The team has developed a new 3d bioprinting technique that allows them to 3d print a thick paste filled with protein-releasing microspheres that can be used to greatly speed up bone regeneration after fractures.
hese harsh conditions may prevent the incorporation of cells and therapeutic proteins in the fabrication processes,
This makes it quite easy to imagine complicated applications like filling bone fractures with this doughy material to not only make bones stronger during recovery from fractures
#MEDPRIN 3d prints world first biological meningioma Redura for use in brain surgery While 3d bioprinting innovations sound lifesaving and revolutionary, most are still years away from impacting ordinary
people in regular hospitals. However, one Chinese company is already implementing a bioprinted product on a large scale across the world.
Called MEDPRIN, they have developed the world first 3d printed biological meningioma called Redura a replica of tissue covering the brain
and are already applying it in surgical rooms across the world. MEDPRIN is based in Guangzhou,
China and was founded by a team of biomedical scientists in 2008 as a developer of regenerative medical materials and devices.
they have grown out to become a global leader in the field of implantable medical devices, and the Redura is just one of the many products they have released.
and has received already a number of medical certificates, including from CE and CFDA. It has also reportedly been applied on tens of thousands of cases across the world
Usually, when patients undergo brain surgery, doctor first need to cut through a layer of protective tissue between the skull and the brain.
When patching everything up, they'paste'an artificial Meningioma layer on the area in question and sew everything together.
While these have already been widely and successfully used in brain surgeries everywhere, they are not biological
and have a tendency to disrupt a patient life-as most artificial meningioma layers contain metal parts
and will often case security alarms to beep. Fortunately this 3d printed biological Redura doesn suffer from these problems,
but when wet it begins to resemble a thin rubber surface perfect for use in surgical rooms.
Over a course of up to three months, a completely new Meningioma beings to grow, while the artificial structure naturally degrades.
and has been used in world renowned hospitals such as Cambridge university Hospital. So far, no reports of adverse reactions have been made
he said. he core membrane adopts the most advanced 3d printing based bio-regenerative medical platform,
According to the company, doctors could just use Redura on the defect areas and sow it together. edura is hydrophobic with a more than 90 contact angle that acts as a watertight barrier for the prevention of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage,
a tensionless urethral sling, a hernia repair piece, and artificial skin, blood vessels and ligament, many of which rely on the exact same 3d printing technique.
According to Xu Tao, the availability of 3d printed medical tissues could widely change over the coming years. issue repair is a complex human organ regeneration process,
he said. he plan is to develop more than 10 kinds of implantable medical devices products within the next 5 years.
we are leading the establishment of Guangzhou Research Institute of regenerative medical industry, seeking to integrate global and domestic regenerative medical technology
Whether its for medical use or for other scientific purposes, the ability to create custom objects using additive manufacturing methods at the nanoscale is allowing experts to manipulate objects at even the smallest levels.
The new results will help pave the way for DNA NANOTECHNOLOGY in medicine over the next 10 years.
Unfortunately, many common diagnostic tools, such as enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA), require large and expensive readout instruments that can only be found in well-equipped hospital labs. Now,
Image via UCLATO conduct a traditional ELISA test, doctors place antigen samples from the patient onto a surface,
which can be analyzed by doctors to determine whether particular viruses are present. While that process may seem a bit complicated to us non-medical experts
and dramatically reduce diagnosis costs per patient compared to nonbatched or nonstandard tests. A traditional ELISA 96-well platewith the UCLA researcher new invention, the same steps are taken,
comparing 571 patient samples to FDA-approved samples of mumps, measles, and herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2. The platform achieved an accuracy of 99.6 percent in diagnosing mumps, 98.6 percent for measles,
and 99.4 percent each for herpes simplex 1 and 2. Schematic overview and different perpsectives of the colorimetric readeraccording to the research paper,
hand-held platform could assist healthcare professionals perform disease screening and vaccination tracking campaigns in resource-poor and field settings.
In addition to serving low-resource or remote areas, the researchers noted that intrinsic wireless connectivity can serve epidemic-related studies,
generating real-time, spatiotemporal maps of disease prevalence and immunity. e are always looking toward the next innovation,
and are looking to adapt the basic design of this ELISA cellphone reader to create smartphone-based quantified readers for other important medical tests,
said Dino Di Carlo, professor of bioengineering and one of the researchers on the team. t is quite important to have these kinds of mobile devices,
especially for administering medical tests that are done usually in a hospital or clinical laboratory, added lead researcher Aydogan Ozcan. t fantastic for an undergraduate to be first author on the publication,
physics and astronomy, to bioengineering, pathology and laboratory medicine. The Californa Nanosystems Institute and the Johnsson Comprehensive Cancer Center also contributed, with support from the National Science Foundation and the Howard hughes medical institute.
Since 3d printing technology is acknowledged already for being affordable and easily transportable to low-resource areas,
it is easy to imagine this kind of groundbreaking medical technology being used in remote, rural or developing countries, many
of which are at high risk for virus-related epidemics. And, given the incredibly high success rates of the clinical trials so far, it can only be hoped that this lifesaving device is put to good use as soon as humanly possible. a
#Surgeons turn to 3d printing to help perform world first pediatric bilateral hand transplant in USA Although wee previously heard about the many remarkable instances where 3d printing has helped improve the quality of life for an individual thanks to its increased usage and acceptance in the medical industry,
none of the scenarios involved a surgical procedure as complicated as a hand transplant. Yet, thanks to a team of surgeons in Philadelphia, an 8-year-old boy can now throw the football thanks to a recent hand transplant that was made possible thanks to the aide of 3d printing.
The 8-year-old Zion Harvey, sadly lost his hands and feet to an infection several years ago and has learned
since how to live without them. In order for doctors to perform the rare procedure, a total of four simultaneous operating teams were required;
while two were focused on the donor limbs, two were focused on Zion. In order to prepare for the procedure,
the team practiced for nearly a year and a half. Among other reasons, speed was of the utmost importance due to the ability to only have about five hours from the time they received the hands to the time they had to ensure that blood was flowing again.
Of course, finding the right hands to even transplant in the first place wasn without its challenges, too. In order to determine whether a set of donor hands would be the right size for Zion
Dr. L. Scott Levin and another member of Zion surgical team created sample hands on a 3d printer that were based on CT SCANS of Zion forearms.
This week, it was announced by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia that the surgery, which occurred in early July,
and that Zion is both the first pediatric hand transplant patient in the U s as well as the world's first pediatric bilateral hand transplant patient.
the surgery took 10 hours and involved a team of 40 doctors and nurses from the Children's Hospital, Penn Medicine,
and Shriners Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. According to Dr. Benjamin Chang, a surgeon who was on Zion hand transplant team, the complicated surgery involved uniting 2 bones, 2 deep arteries, 4 veins, 10 nerves, and 22 tendons."(
"The challenge involved) bringing everything together so that they not only looked like hands, but also functioned as hands,
"explained Dr. Chang. Thanks to the thorough preparations performed by the surgical team in advance of the actual surgery,
Zion recovery was limited to just a week in the hospital intensive care unit. Currently, he is undergoing intensive hand therapy several times a day
in order to improve his hand function. As for throwing a football, Zion has a few months before football season gets underway in the US-but there no rush, of course. s
The ubiquitous and democratizing nature of 3d printing continues to obo Turtle Receives Species1st 3d printed Jaw Implant 3d printing has had its fair share of heartwarming stories
people with disabilities will be able to feel the relative temperature level of an object. The higher the temperature of the objects, the stronger the cautionary electrical impulse sent from the micro control panel is.
and authenticity of experience for persons with disabilities using a prosthetic. It will help them live better independently
s far as people with disabilities are concerned, they have a great wish to be able to live as normal healthy people.
safer future for those with disabilities. he design is currently undergoing commissioning and testing, according to Siyi.
This project is named ynthdawleyafter the Sprague Dawley rat the most commonly used rat in biomedical research.
as well as for specific pathological abnormalities and diseases. Perhaps eventually, they could extend their work to plant dissection as well.
#joimax Receives FDA Approval for 3d printed Spinal Implants 3d printing has begun already to disrupt the medical space,
with low-cost prosthetics acting as a clear example of just how personal and affordable medical devices can be.
And, as stories are reported daily as to the ability to create patient-tailored implants with 3d printing,
the FDA is continuing to approve these devices for implant. The latest is a spinal implant from a German company called joimax,
which just received 510 (k) clearance from the US governmental body. The Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion,
or Endolif On-Cage implant, is a titanium alloy implant manufactured with Electron Beam Melt (EBM) technology.
Due to its 3d printed nature, the implant can both be customized to the patient, by converting patient CT or MRI scans to 3d models,
so that doctors can fuse the device with an endoscope. According to the company, 600 Endolif procedures have already been performed throughout Europe.
the Endolif is part of a larger trend of implementing 3d printing in medical procedures. This trend, which also includes such companies as Materialise
and Conformis, will ultimately be one that becomes mainstream medical practice i
#UCLA Researchers Design Low-cost Smartphone Blood Tester The smartphone is probably the most exciting computing tool human beings have at their disposal.
it is used in many hospitals all over the world. Among other applications, ELISA tests can be used to determine
especially for administering medical tests that are done usually in a hospital or clinical laboratory, remarked Ozcan. his mobile platform can be used for point-of-care testing,
screening populations for particular diseases, or tracking vaccination campaigns in most resource-poor settings. It fantastic for an undergrad to be first author on the publication.
The FDA-approved well-plate readers used in clinical labs today were compared with the team handheld smartphone diagnostic in a UCLA clinical microbiology laboratory.
measles, and herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2 were all part of the dual ELISA tests. From 571 patient samples, the mobile platform was 99.6 percent accurate at diagnosing mumps, 98.6 percent for measles,
and 99.4 percent for both herpes simplex 1 and 2. ur team is focused on developing biomedical technologies that work with mobile platforms to assist with on-site testing
and health-care in disadvantaged or rural areas, Berg said. e are always looking toward the next innovation,
and are looking to adapt the basic design of this ELISA cellphone reader to create smartphone-based quantified readers for other important medical tests,
According to them 4d printing will make a huge impact on the applications from home appliances to medical implants.
In the medical field 4d printing objects could be crucial for making nanorobots for chemotherapy, tissue engineering an assembling biomaterials and many more.
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