Patient-specific 3D-printed cardiac plugs
A patient-specific soft cardiovascular occluder made via 3D printing and static moulding of an inflatable polymer balloon on the basis of data derived from computed tomography scans of a large animal is implanted in the same animal.
Published in Bioengineering & Biotechnology
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The cover illustrates a 3D-printed personalized occluder for closing the heart’s left atrial appendage so as to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.
See Mosadegh and co-authors: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-017-0180-z