OpHeart and Stratasys 3D Printing Put the Smallest Hearts in the Hands of Surgeons
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Houston, TX, November 19, 2015 --( The small 3D printed models of hearts are used by surgeons to visualize and plan the surgery where the team often has an incision area less than the size of a teaspoon.Crump noted wife and co-founder Lisa Crump ran a division of Stratasys 15 years ago that focused on medical 3D printing: “Lisa launched our surgical planning solution for doctors over a decade ago, so she and I are pleased to see the growing use of 3D printing for this application, especially with infants and children.Tickets for the event are available at the OpHeart.org website http://opheart.org/rsvp/ Information on the Stratasys PolyJet™ printers and 3D printing technology can be obtained by contacting Engatech at 866-499-7500 or emailing services@engatech.com Houston, TX, November 19, 2015 --( PR.com )-- Stratasys and EngATech will be in Houston in force on Nov. 30th at the OpHeart “Heart-in-Hand” Gala that touts the use of 3D printing in pediatric pre-surgical planning.The event will honor Charles Fraser M.D., the Chief of Congenital Heart Surgery and Cardiac Surgeon In-Charge at Texas Children’s Hospital, for his pioneering work with pre-surgical planning and 3D printed models.The small 3D printed models of hearts are used by surgeons to visualize and plan the surgery where the team often has an incision area less than the size of a teaspoon.Crump noted wife and co-founder Lisa Crump ran a division of Stratasys 15 years ago that focused on medical 3D printing:“Lisa launched our surgical planning solution for doctors over a decade ago, so she and I are pleased to see the growing use of 3D printing for this application, especially with infants and children.
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