On Christmas Eve in 2015 in Texas, 14-year-old Hannah was tethered to a hospital bed relying on a ventilator to stay alive. Plagued by rare airway disorder tracheobronchomalacia, doctors told her parents it might be time to let her go. On Christmas morning, the family woke up with new hope, thanks to a life-saving 3-D printed airway splint procedure at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
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Hear from Kaiba.
Kaiba’s parents had no choice but to watch helplessly as their baby stopped breathing nearly every day, until U-M doctors saved his life using a device created with a 3-D laser printer. Read the incredible story here: http://umhealth.me/3dsplint
Hear from Garrett.
Devices created on a 3D printer saved 18 month old Garrett Peterson’s life by restoring his breathing. The splints were developed and manufactured at the University of Michigan, and surgically implanted at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
Hear from Glenn.
Support from academic medical centers and other health care institutions is critical for physicians who use Expanded Access to provide treatment for their patients. In this video, Dr. Glen Green discusses how the support provided by TEAMSS at his institution has enabled him to treat children with severe bronchomalacia, an often fatal disorder affecting infants.