Here’s an interesting article that caught our attention and really has us thinking about the more immediate use-cases for 3d printing in the medical industry. Also, this sort of thing takes the whole “3d printed selfies” thing to a new extreme.
A 40 year old woman in Singapore living with a congenital heart defect will have her heart 3D printed to aid her doctors with finding a safer and faster way to finally correct it. The heart model will be created from common CT scans and will allow the woman’s doctors to pre-plan the surgery. Pre-surgical planning enables them to complete the procedure much quicker, lessening the chances of complications and speeding up the recovery process.
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Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!
Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!
The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of great tools to get you well on your way to creating incredible works of engineering, interactive art, and design with your 3D printer! If you’ve made a cool project that combines 3D printing and electronics, be sure to let us know, and we’ll feature it here!