Saving Lives: 3D PrintingUsing New Applications for Medical Innovation

Glenn E. Green, M.D.Kyle K. VanKoevering, M.D.

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Marcus Aurelius (121-180 A.D.)

Tracheobronchomalacia

“New workers are mastering the 3-D printing that has the potential to revolutionize the way we make almost everything.”

2/12/2013, State of the Union address

“We need to think smarter about areas where our technological superiority – and nobody comes close – gives us an edge. This includes 3D printing, artificial intelligence, and cyber-warfare.”

3/27/2016, Trump’s first major foreign policy initiative (Center for National Interest)

3D Printing: the next revolution

What is 3D Printing?

Teleporting medical devices

Precision and Customization

Temporal Bone Tegmen Dehiscence

3D Model

Ongoing Clinical Trial

Facial Mass identified before birth

Complex geometries

Hamlet

Tracheobronchomalacia

Original Computed Tomography Data Set

Design-based 3D-Printing

3D Reconstruction

Our Team

Funded by:• R21 DE022439 (NIDCR)• NIH 2UL1TR000433-06• P30-DC05188 (NIDCD)• FD0003787 (FDA)