Release date: 2015-11-04 In the past few years, the innovative application of 3D printing technology in the Australian medical field has attracted worldwide attention. Tiangongshe also frequently reports some Australian doctors using 3D printing technology for clinical cases. Today, another research hospital in the country has launched a very important 3D printing application research project with the help of the local government. Recently, with the help of a grant from the Western Australian government, Royal Perth Hospital is studying the combination of stem cell technology and 3D bioprinting to promote the growth of damaged parts of the patient's skull. Source: Tiangongshe Outdoor Surveillance System,Under Vehicle Inspection Camera,Under Vehicle Scanning System ,30Cm Under Vehicle Mirror Shenzhen Unisec Technology Co.,ltd , https://www.uniqscansecurity.com
This project, together with eight other health and medical projects, has just received a total of $2 million in support from the Western Australian Government. The purpose of the state government is to improve the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of the local public health system. This local government funding program has been in place for eight years and has achieved great results in encouraging research and turning results into health care policies and medical practices.
The Royal Pars Hospital's efforts to apply 3D printing and stem cell technology to skull repair surgery are of particular interest. It is important to know that skull reconstruction is a difficult process, especially for skulls that are severely damaged in some patients. In addition to the damage suffered, some patients may also need to remove some of the skull to facilitate surgery or reduce the pressure on the swollen brain tissue. According to Alan Kop, a biomedical materials engineer, they currently use titanium plates, or plastics and ceramics, for skull reconstruction, but these materials can cause infection.
With the help of this grant, the patients at Royal Perth Hospital will be able to “regenerate†some of their skulls. The research team includes a surgeon, a neurosurgeon and a chief scientist who are also working with a 3D printing company in Vienna, Austria. According to Dr. Kop, this technology will greatly increase the success rate of patients regenerating their bones. They hope that a little more patients will be volunteers for the clinical trial project – the project is scheduled to begin next year. "I hope it will become a common medical technology," he told reporters.
In announcing the state government's 2015 research conversion project grant, Health Minister Kim Hames commented that the skull reconstruction technique can greatly improve the surgical structure, save costs, and reduce the possibility of surgery time and complications.