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Laser-Printed Air Tube Saves Baby’s Life

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ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 24, 2013 — A baby boy can now breathe easy thanks to a 3-D-printed tracheal splint implant developed at the University of Michigan. Kaiba Gionfriddo was born with a defect that caused his airway to collapse, blocking crucial air supply to his lungs. About 1 in 2200 babies is born with tracheobronchomalacia each year; in most cases, the defect corrects itself by the time a child is 2 or 3 years old. But in severe cases, like Kaiba’s, the defect can stop children from breathing. Kaiba’s parents, April and Bryan, discovered the problem when the family was at a restaurant and the...Read full article

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    Published: May 2013
    3-D printingAmericasBiophotonicsbioresorbable splintCADFDAGlenn GreenImagingKaiba Gionfriddolaser printingMichiganResearch & TechnologyScott HollisterSoftwaretracheal splinttracheobronchomalaciaUniversity of MichiganLasers

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