March 04, 2016 3:09 PM
How 3-D Printed Devices Saved Three Babies' Lives
When a life-threatening condition called tracheobronchomalacia left three babies struggling to breathe, new technology — in the form of 3-D printing — offered a solution.
Custom-printed tracheal splints developed at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital helped to open the children's airways, giving their families new hope.