3D printing adds a new dimension to medicine

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[1] According to 3D Medical Chairman Dr. Nigel Finch, 3D printing may soon make aspects of medicine easier where custom-made parts to be used in surgery are received “just in time”.

[2] 3D printing could also eliminate the need for hospitals to carry large and expensive supplies of surgical implants, and Instead, 3D-print parts in just weeks before they are required.

[3] 3D Medical recently developed a 3D-printable and customised plastic and titanium jaw joint that was used in the surgery of a patient with a rare jaw deformity at Melbourne’s Epworth-Freemasons Hospital.

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[Source]  Australian Information Technology News – 3D printing adds a new dimension to medicine