Los Angeles doctor saves infant life thanks to 3D printed model heart
“A savvy cardiologist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has successfully used a 3D printed model heart to help save an infant’s life. When 18-month-old Nate Yamane’s pulmonary artery began narrowing due to a life-threatening heart condition, Pediatric Interventional Cardiologist Frank Ing realized he would require a stent, a small mesh tube that’s used to treat narrow or weak arteries.Though stents are relatively common nowadays, Nate’s case presented a unique challenge: the infant’s tiny pulmonary artery had narrowed to just nine millimetres, requiring a customized device specially outfitted to the small space. Perfect measurements were crucial…”
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