UK 3D printing program revolutionizes pediatric heart surgery

Hampshire (UK) heart charity, Wessex Heartbeat, has announced funding for a program to provide 3D-printed models to surgeons prior to pediatric heart surgery in Southampton (UK) hospitals. A UK heart charity, Wessex Heartbeat (Hampshire, UK), has announced funding for a program to revolutionize pediatric heart surgery in Southampton (UK) hospitals. The project, based at University Hospital Southampton (UK), will provide surgeons with 3D-printed models of pediatric patients' hearts to encourage less evasive and highly accurate pre-operative procedure planning for patients with congenital heart disease. Surgeons at the hospital will soon be able to request a 3D model of patients' hearts...