3D printing aids heart transplant in US

Surgeons in the US have carried out a successful heart transplant on a five-year-old girl using 3D printing to help them.

3D printing aids heart transplant in US
Sat, 03 Oct, 2015 - 13:05

Surgeons in the US have carried out a successful heart transplant on a five-year-old girl using 3D printing to help them.

They used a model of her heart to work out exactly how they needed to operate cutting down the length of the procedure.

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