Ask HN: How can I 3D print my skeleton for research?

Re:Ask HN: How can I 3D print my skeleton for research? by toomuchtodo on Thursday April 04, 2019 @02:57PM (#19575860)

I wonder if there's a market in medical education for precise models of different body parts with one-click ordering from model->3D production->shipping to your education facility. This is distinct from the efforts of facilities who are using 3D manufacturing to create patient models on site for surgery planning.

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Re:Ask HN: How can I 3D print my skeleton for research? by qubex on Thursday April 04, 2019 @03:42PM (#19576325)

There most definitely is. My significant other (who is training as an equine veterinarian) is frequently in contact with “synthetic cadavers” made by http://syndaver.com

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Re:Ask HN: How can I 3D print my skeleton for research? by crooked-v on Thursday April 04, 2019 @03:04PM (#19575938)

This seems like it's just adding the extra step of 3D printing to anatomical models that are already made en masse.

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Re:Ask HN: How can I 3D print my skeleton for research? by roywiggins on Thursday April 04, 2019 @03:12PM (#19576010)

Why 3D print if it's just going to be for education, not individualized patient models?

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Re:Ask HN: How can I 3D print my skeleton for research? by toomuchtodo on Thursday April 04, 2019 @03:26PM (#19576163)

Ya know, I suppose in an ideal world you drive down the cost of on site manufacturing so you could spit out any model you wanted in the classroom. Want a healthy kidney? Boom, done. Want an organ that has a specific issue for a particular ailment being studied? Out it comes.

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