Man Has 75% of Skull Replaced By 3D-Printed Materials 74
redletterdave writes "An un-named male patient in the U.S. has had 75 percent of his skull replaced with 3D printed materials. The undisclosed patient had his head imaged by a 3D scanner before South Windsor, Conn.-based Oxford Performance Materials (OPM) gained approval from US regulators to print the bone replacement. OPM's final skull replacement was built within two weeks, and inserted in the patient's skull in an operation performed earlier this week; this cutting-edge procedure was only just revealed on Friday. OPM's 3D-printed process was granted approval by the FDA back on Feb. 18, which means the company can now provide 3D printed replacements for bones damaged by trauma or even disease. The company says this technique could benefit more than 500 U.S. citizens each month, from injured factory or construction workers to wounded soldiers."
Backbone printing (Score:5, Funny)
This worries me (Score:3, Funny)
If printing skulls becomes common practice, it's going to make AdBlock a lot less effective. I really don't want to be seeing some banner ad just because I sat behind the wrong person on the bus.
Re:Designer skulls (Score:4, Funny)
Re:a vegetative state (Score:5, Funny)
Transparent Skull (Score:2, Funny)
What? Tattoos? 1960s! Piercings? 1980s! These things where they burn you, or slice you? 2000s! No man, the next thing is to have your scalp removed and then you have a 3D-printed, transparent skull with LEDs mounted inside! Maybe even multi-color ones to indicate your mood!
Re:Backbone printing (Score:4, Funny)
Finally a solution for people without any backbone.
Now if they can perfect brain transplants we can finally fix Congress.
Re:Dude (Score:4, Funny)
They forgot to mention that it was adamantite.
Comment removed (Score:4, Funny)