(Credit: LayerWise)
The transplant demonstrates that precision 3D printing can be effective for both bones and organ implants.
By Martin Lamonica
An elderly woman has received a replacement titanium jaw, an operation participants say demonstrates the potential of patient-specific body implants.
Belgian company LayerWise Tuesday said that it produced an entire jaw using additive manufacturing, a technique that allows fabricators to make an item directly from a CAD drawing. The transplant demonstrates that precision 3D printing can be effective for both bones and organ implants, the company said.
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