Trauma surgeon Albert Chi has applied the novel technology of 3-D printers to produce high-tech artificial limbs at a greatly reduced cost to patients. Other 3-D printed items have included shoes, tools, commercial jet parts and even food. If you had access to a 3-D printer, what would you print? Share your thoughts in today’s Question of the Week.
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Legos for my kids!
If I have a 3D printer, I would like to print custom made, light weight, one of a kind cool frames for eyeglasses. Just add your prescription lenses or shaded lenses.
I would be selfish and recreate an authentic Civil War fife.
For our transplant patients we print medication administration charts(grid) with the medication and the various times of administration indicated by an X in the box. At our last pharmacy care transitions subcommittee we discussed our wish list for medication education. Vendors will be coming in to demonstrate their programs. I suggested the ability to print in braille for our patients that are blind. It was noted that access to 3D printers was a limitation. In the past we have sent out our education material to a vendor that could convert it- which was very costly. This is not a common occurence but we transplant blind patients too!