>> You've seen the open-source prosthetic printing? <<
Hmm, I've seen the medical printing of bone plates and other things to be implanted.
>> Yes, the scanning tech needs some work, but maybe someone is on that? <<
The research hospitals have the scanners now, just not widespread yet. You'd need a scanner and a printer in every hospital, like they have X-ray machines.
>> I know there is a development hacker space that's working on the next step from 3D printing, getting diemaking and milling, extruding etc also running in tandem with CAD on the limited run. (NPR should lead you to it, might be a MIT thing) <<
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Re: Getting Through
Date: 2014-05-01 10:56 pm (UTC)Hmm, I've seen the medical printing of bone plates and other things to be implanted.
>> Yes, the scanning tech needs some work, but maybe someone is on that? <<
The research hospitals have the scanners now, just not widespread yet. You'd need a scanner and a printer in every hospital, like they have X-ray machines.
>> I know there is a development hacker space that's working on the next step from 3D printing, getting diemaking and milling, extruding etc also running in tandem with CAD on the limited run. (NPR should lead you to it, might be a MIT thing) <<
Good idea.