In the movie "Iron Man", the mechanical part of Iron Man has really attracted everyone's attention. The use of technology parts to make up for the shortcomings of the body has always been one of the technologies that people are yearning for.
A while ago, I reported a red turtle with a 3D printed chin. Next, we are a person with a 3D printed chin, so he became the first "Iron Man" in Australia.
The Australian man, 32-year-old Richard Stratton, suffered an accident in his childhood and lost the joint between the left lower jaw and the skull, causing him to chew and move his chin properly, so his doctor decided to design a prosthetic chin and use it. 3D printing was made to help Stratton heal his chin.
Because of the built-in skeletal organs, the material supplier's choices need to be very cautious, so 3D Medical, a 3D medical printing company based in Melbourne, Australia, specially created a chin with a combination of titanium alloy and 3D printed plastic for Stratton's surgical team. The design protects the skull from abrasion and corrosion of the cranial cavity by metal joints.
First, 3D Medical extracted three-dimensional renderings of Stratton's skull and jaw using a three-dimensional scan. After several months of testing, 3D Medical demonstrated that 3D printing of titanium implants meets all medical standards. The prosthesis is then printed by CT scanning of the image using heated, melted, and deposited titanium metal powder, which is then refined to achieve the best match.
According to the person in charge of 3D Medical, the printed prosthesis fits perfectly into the patient's body after being installed in the patient, thus eliminating the need for the patient to adapt to the prosthesis.
Nigel Finch, chairman of 3D Medical, said that the technology has become more mature after testing, and the whole process will be much simplified in the future.
The operation was particularly successful. After six weeks of recuperation, Stratton's face was swollen and looked more symmetrical than before. Stratton himself was very satisfied with the operation. Therefore, Stratton became the first person in Australia to receive such surgery and became the first "Iron Man" in Australia.
Nigel Finch said that in the future, 3D printed prostheses and prostheses will not be more expensive. This technology will only become cheaper and more effective, and the body's acceptance of the prosthesis will be greatly reduced. The patients of technology are very good.
I hope this technology will develop rapidly, as Nigel Finch said, to relieve the pain for more patients.
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