Digital Transformation

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

By Veronica Combs

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

Unboxing the Stratasys 3D printed heart

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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By Veronica Combs
Veronica Combs is a senior writer at TechRepublic. For more than 10 years, she has covered technology, healthcare, and business strategy. In addition to her writing and editing expertise, she has managed small and large teams at startups and establis