U.S. doctors use 3D printer to create splints to open toddler\'s airways
by:Tuowei2019-09-09
Before the doctor implanted a 3D printing device to open his airway, garlitte Patterson stopped breathing and turned blue four or five times a day. The 18-month- His trachea and trachea developed severe softening or softening of the bronchi, and the airway collapsed. Before the operation, he used the ventilator under maximum pressure but did not improve. But his parents, from Utah, can finally take him home after graduating from the University of Michigan. S. On January, Dr. Glenn Green and Scott Hollister of the Mott Children\'s Hospital customized biocut splints for garlitte\'s airways and implanted them. 31. Garlitte has recovered enough strength to breathe on his own and can use the ventilator at home if he needs it. Garlitte will take about two to three years to make his trachea grow into a healthy state-and it will also take time before materials made of splints are absorbed into his body.