News - 3d Printed Spine!

[Redbrickman]

Surgeons in China have replaced 6 vetebrae in a patients with a 3D printed prosthetic
http://www.iflscience.com/health-an...-replace-six-neck-bones-with-3dprinted-spine/

 

[Nifty]

That's pretty incredible!

 

[Roy Sletcher]

My Niece's husband is a surgeon in Toronto and I have heard many conversations relating to them using 3D printers for human "replacement parts". Of course using very sophisticaterd equipment for designing and printing, but the principle remains the same. Most of the detail is beyond my comprehension.

Probably will not be long before some enterprising individual markets them with a kit for "male appendage enlargement". Something along the lines.... "Now you really can be the biggest guy on your block"

Now if only that Nigerian Prince would expedite that 53 foot trailer of US currency he was sending me I could get myself a 3D printer.

rs

 

[mikling]

3D printers will inevitably be largely used in the medical field. What is going to drive this are the advancements in 3D SCANNING and deriving fitment algorithms.

They're already making female robots! When are we going to see male robotic hunks? SJWs should revolt again.

Oh! are you talking about platform shoes?

 

[The Hat]

Surgeons in China have replaced 6 vetebrae in a patients with a 3D printed prosthetic

This was only a matter of time before they did it in humans too..
https://www.printerknowledge.com/th...-printers-any-interest.9048/page-6#post-97293
About Friggin time, I reckon I could do with a bigger head, lately my brains are not storing the memories so well, and I keep forgetting things, it would mean a bigger Hat too...