Cool stuff! 3D printing speed has always been a problem... I could totally see a "scan and print" application, where you give a patient their pre-op shot, run them through the CAT scanner, save the image, and print it while they're going under... and then snippy snippy snippy, stitchy stitchy stitchy in minimal time with perfect fit. (Time is of essence when under anesthesia, particularly in older patients... a busted hip or knee is a perfect candidate for this.)
It only works for polymers, though. I've read that it's highly desired for skull repairs, because those bones don't move. But most load-bearing, moving bones get shored up with metal. Polymers aren't strong enough.
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