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Photos: 3D printer creates organs that look and feel like the real thing

By · October 7, 2019, 7:56 AM PST · vmcombs

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  • Unboxing the Stratasys 3D printed heart

    Medical students learn to do many surgical procedures on cadavers. Stratasys wants to replace human organs with synthetic replicas to modernize the teaching process.

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  • Stratasys 3D printed heart

    The J750 Digital Anatomy 3D Printer turns out hearts as close to the real organ as a printer can get.

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  • Stratasys 3D printed heart front

    The Digital Anatomy printer can 3D print a synthetic digital twin of a patient's actual organ.

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  • Stratasys 3D printed heart back side

    The TissueMatrix used to print this heart has a Shore value of 00, meaning it is about as squishy as a gummy bear. 

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  • Stratasys 3D printed heart on stand

    Doctors can upload an MRI to the printer and recreate a patient's anatomy in a 3D model.

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  • Stratasys 3D printed heart on stand

    Printing a standard heart model takes between six and eight hours.

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  • Stratasys 3D printed heart

    The J750 Digital Anatomy 3D Printer turns out hearts as close to the real organ as a printer can get. Stratasys has developed the new printer along with three new materials and new software to power the whole platform.

    Image: Veronica Combs

Unboxing the Stratasys 3D printed heart

Medical students learn to do many surgical procedures on cadavers. Stratasys wants to replace human organs with synthetic replicas to modernize the teaching process.

Image: Veronica Combs

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By Veronica Combs

Veronica is an independent journalist and communications strategist. For more than 10 years, she has covered health and healthcare with a focus on innovation and patient engagement. She led AIR Louisville, a three-year digital health project focused ...

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