Animals Years ago, it sounded perhaps more like a fairy tale in the ears: a dog has a partially new skull received from a 3D printer. That happened in the University clinic for Companion animals of the Utrecht University.
The surgery was at the end of last year and it is the first time in Europe that such a procedure is carried out. It is a skull of titanium, that is placed in the head of a Siberian Husky. Doctors found in the head of the dog is a benign tumor, which has since been removed. the
The operation was made possible by a collaboration of the faculty of Veterinary medicine and Medicine. The tumor of the husky was so great, that the brain were pushed out of the way. The dog was here affected by. the
Björn Meij, who the operation was performed, is satisfied with the running of the surgery and is enthusiastic about the 3D-printer. “An important advantage of the 3D printing of a skull is that it is the perfect size-can be made for the individual.’
