World-first operation implants – 3D printed titanium ribcage and sternum

World-first operation implants – 3D printed titanium ribcage and sternum

14/9/2015

A Spanish cancer patient was the first person in the world to receive a titanium 3D-printed sternum and rib cage, designed and manufactured by an Australian company, Anatomics.

This was a safer option for the patient because it can identically mimic the intricate structures of the sternum and ribs and it needs to be customized to the patient.

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