Dog recieves a 3D printed skull piece

[Catherine]

Nine year old Patches developed cancer. It was growing in her skull bone and endangering her life. The surgery was able to remove the cancerous bone. The 3D printer was able to make a skull piece to fit Patches perfectly. This enabled the doctors to do the surgery more easily because they could safely replace the removed bone material.

https://www.wvtm13.com/article/a-dog-los...e/23463519

The whole thing has been a great success. Patches is still cancer free six months later and is able to live her life fully again.

This use of a 3D printer has all kinds of possibilities for dogs and humans. We can replace body parts when we have to, but the 3D printer allows us to replace the part with one that fits. That increases the chances of success greatly. Dogs like Patches can be helped. It is a new era of medicine. Who knows what we will be able to do.  If we can use tissue grown from the patients cells  it is even better.

I wish Patches many happy years of life.