The application of 3D printing technology in the medical field has been receiving much attention. For Matthew Bramlet, a pediatric cardiologist at the Children's Hospital of Illinois, the 3D printer is more than just a training tool.
Replicating the heart with 3D printing allows the surgeon to truly understand the heart's condition before surgery and improve pre-operative planning to make the procedure safer.
Luke Snodgrass was found to have congenital heart disease shortly after birth and received a major heart surgery at 6 months of age. When Luke was almost three years old, the doctor told his parents Justin and Jennifer that Little Luke needed a heart transplant. Concerns about heart transplant surgery have led Justin and Jennifer to seek advice from others.
At the Children's Hospital of Illinois, Dr. Bramlet briefed Justin and Jennifer on how 3D printing technology can provide surgeons with a better understanding of what the surgery is going to do by providing a simulation model.
The 3D print model calmed Luke's parents and made the decision to perform the surgery.
“On the 3D printed heart model, we saw an unexpected flaw that was often overlooked. This finding changed the surgery,†Dr. Bramlet said.
In July last year, Randall Fortuna, a congenital cardiologist at Children's Hospital, and his team performed a nearly 12-hour operation for Little Luke. The operation was very successful. It is understood that after the operation, Fortuna called Bramlet and said, "Matt, your 3D print heart tells the truth, it works more than I expected."
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