Medicine & TechnologyBeneficial medical device “implants” won’t be a problem anymore to the body’s immune system as a new study found a way to make these implant one with the body.
A “bacteria-free” discovery hopes to end bacterial infections caused by medical devices that cause long-term treatment and recovery to operated patients.
3D technology is nothing new to medicine. For years, physicians have utilized 'computerized tomography,' known as CT scans, to create three-dimensional images of the human body. But now, 3D technology is moving being diagnosis to actual treatment through the use of 3D printing. And for patients suffering from the rare condition, tracheobronchomalacia, 3D printers can mean the difference between life and death, or should I say, life and breath.