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Title: You should see this Phinnaeus... Post by: paraipan on March 08, 2013, 09:44:29 PM Quote "Patient has 75 per cent of his skull replaced by 3D-printed implant http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2013/03/08/1226593/072898-skull.jpg A MAN has had 75 per cent of his skull replaced with a custom-made 3D-printed implant. The un-named patient in the United States had his head imaged by a 3D scanner before the..." News Limited Network, March 08, 2013 11:31AM http://www.news.com.au/technology/patient-has-75-per-cent-of-his-skull-replaced-by-3dd-printed-implant/story-e6frfro0-1226593075470 It might be useful some day ::) Title: Re: You should see this Phinnaeus... Post by: Akka on March 08, 2013, 09:53:59 PM Doesn't help much if half you frontal lobe is missing :(
But at least for the optics... If they accept Bitcoin I would donate for Phins surgery. Title: Re: You should see this Phinnaeus... Post by: 01BTC10 on March 08, 2013, 09:56:28 PM Quote Scientists at Cornell University in the US claim that they can grow a new ear within days by using 3D computer printers and living-cell gels, in an advance that could help hundreds of children born each year missing one or both natural ears. http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02487/3dEar_2487940a.png http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9883441/Scientists-create-artificial-ear-using-3D-printing-and-living-cell-gels.html Title: Re: You should see this Phinnaeus... Post by: bbit on March 08, 2013, 10:53:34 PM my guess is phinn's area is like 10 percent :P
Title: Re: You should see this Phinnaeus... Post by: EtherDais on March 08, 2013, 10:59:52 PM 3D printing has been encroaching on just about every aspect of human life, particularly in the last few years. As subjects go, it is as involved as bitcoin in some sense.
Though I doubt that it will get FDA approval anytime soon, the PLA which many consumer 3D printers use is not incompatible with medical purposes. Do check out the work of Jordan Miller for some neat thoughts in this regard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fqlhDSDWtvc Title: Re: You should see this Phinnaeus... Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on March 09, 2013, 12:53:18 AM my guess is phinn's area is like 10 percent :P acre fo 10 wat? |
