A group of veterinarians and specialists in additive manufacturing from Brazil with a 3D print made of blue and yellow Ares of the mandible prosthesis of titanium. It is reported portal 3ders.org.
Ara named Gigi was damaged the upper part of the beak, which the bird could not eat. The project team chose as the material of the prosthesis is titanium due to the fact that the Ara actively use the beak as a tool for cracking different seeds.
The operation for attaching the prosthesis was successfully held 18 fervalya. Made of titanium prosthesis attached to the base of the upper mandible using a bone cement, and medical screws.
A group of veterinarians and specialists in additive manufacturing from Brazil with a 3D print made of blue and yellow Ares of the mandible prosthesis of titanium. It is reported portal 3ders.org.
Ara named Gigi was damaged the upper part of the beak, which the bird could not eat. The project team chose as the material of the prosthesis is titanium due to the fact that the Ara actively use the beak as a tool for cracking different seeds.
The operation for attaching the prosthesis was successfully held 18 fervalya. Made of titanium prosthesis attached to the base of the upper mandible using a bone cement, and medical screws.
According to veterinarians, Ara began to get used to the new upper mandible within 48 hours after the procedure. Now Gigi feels well and is recovering, the bird has already started to use the beak for the purpose.
Various auxiliary devices and implants for animals are often manufactured using 3D printing. For example, in Turkey marine turtle printed titanium jaw in a Chinese zoo has printed a fragment of the beak of the American white Pelican, and in Costa Rica with the help of 3D printing have produced a prosthesis of the upper part of the beak to a Toucan named Greece.
