3D printing technology is opening up a new branch in hospital sector. Developments in the current 3D printing technology is aiding to the realisation of personalised medicine. Now with this technology individual hospitals can be transformed into small scale manufacturing sector. One of the best example on the realisation of 3D printing in hospital sector is discussed on the video of Emma a toddler diagnosed with arthrogryposis (a congenital disease condition were the patient is unable to move arms without assistance). When exoskeleton for adults are struggling to be realised on commercial basis, 3D printing of exoskeleton on one to one basis for kids seems to be easily put into practise by a skilled biomedical engineer using CAD and 3D printer. There is a great prospects to this technology as scientist around the world are trying to find more and more materials that can be printed using a a 3D printer. One group of scientist from Cornell university are on the verge of 3D organ printing.
Wednesday 15 August 2012
Wednesday 11 January 2012
Cochlear implant
Cochlear implant device parts and working of device on perception of sound, modulation of signal for transmission and conversion back to electrical signal that can be picked up by neurons are shown in video. The complete implantation procedure of hearing aid is shown in the implantation procedure page of the blog.
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