How 3-D Printing Is Changing Medicine
The baby had been born with a rare condition called tracheobronchomalacia: the tissue of one portion of his airway was so weak that it persistently collapsed. The area of weak tissue would somehow need to be repaired or replaced — a major and dangerous operation in so small a patient. The team consulted with the baby’s doctors and they soon agreed that they had just the right tool for this delicate, lifesaving task: a 3-D printer.

November 18, 2014 at 12:44PM
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