The development of new and cutting-edge materials goes hand in hand with new and cutting-edge processes, which is why Replica 3DM believes it is revolutionising surgery with innovative polymers and inert plastics using 3D printing.
Neurosurgeons at Boston Children's Hospital printed an exact replica of Grace's brain before operating in order to perform surgery twice but only cut once.
3D Systems' VP of Personalized Surgery & Medical Devices and former CEO of Medical Modelling with his fascinating talk at TCT. *warning: contains some graphic scenes of surgery*