3D printers will become the future treasure of doctors

[ China Pharmaceutical Network Technology News ] 3D printing can not only save time and money for Canadian patients, but also help 45% of the world's population living in rural areas without access to medical services. “I believe that 3D printers will be the future of doctors,” Dr. Wong said.

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Time reverted back to 2014, the first 3D printer was sent to the International Space Station. One of the most happy people for this important achievement is Toronto doctor Julielynn Wong, a founder of MadeInSpace and the founder of 3D4MD, which uses 3D printing and low-cost technology to remote locations, including outer space. A company that provides health care products. Dr. Wong said that MadeInSpace invited her to conduct some research on the NASA aircraft, known as "vomitcomet", which was used to introduce astronauts in zero-gravity space.

During her test, she met several NASA doctors and told them that she might eventually print medical tools in the space station 3D and was soon asked to test her theory in a Mars simulated habitat called Mars. Desert Research Station, where she will print the first medical supplies in 3D. As they say, Dr. Wong has been working hard to make her theory a reality, and later this month, NASA astronauts will use a 3D printer to create medical tools in space.

Dr. Wong joined three other female scientists in the simulation mission of NASA's Johnson Space Center last year to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the "Tragedy Challenger" explosion. After the project, she started her 3D printing medical tool experiment. Diseases in space can lead to catastrophic results: as is currently the case, if the astronauts on the ISS need a medical tool, such as a surgical instrument or finger splint, they must wait for the replenishment task to bring it to them. But this will soon be a thing of the past, as ISS astronauts will be the first to create 3D printed medical tools in space.

Dr. Wong explained: "We can store laser scans from the installation of spacesuit gloves, use free software to create a digital model of a custom finger splint, upload digital files to the space station, and then print them out in space 3D."

One of the tools is that Dr. Wong and 3D4MD's team can print in 3D, which will be very beneficial to ISS. It is a three-in-one dental tool: it is a sensory evaluation tool that can be used to evaluate injured astronauts, but it can also Used as a surgical tool and replaces the astronaut's filler. It is understood that she has been interested in the concept of the replicator, saying that it is almost like a 3D copier.

Now they will print the first medical tool in 3D in space.

This concept has potentially other applications, not just space exploration: 3D printing as a means of creating medical tools can also have practical applications on Earth. Dr. Wong explained that designing a project for ISS is similar to designing a project for a remote community off the network. Medical workers in remote communities may use mobile phones and other handheld devices to scan patients in 3D, and use 3D printers to create their own medical supplies, such as custom splints.

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Not only does this save time and money for Canadian patients, but it can also help 45% of the world's population living in rural areas without access to health care.

She started using 3D4MD in 2011, ensuring that online, open source 3D printed medical files and models are safe and work by creating their own files.

“I believe that 3D printers will be the future treasure of doctors,” she said.

“The company is creating a digital library where users can select and download available, crowdsourced 3D printed files, just like selecting a song on iTunes to provide patients with specific medical supplies on demand and at low cost.” Dr. Wong said.