CytoSorbents Corporation (CTSO)

[bkmomail]

Interesting article. I'm wondering if there is a 3D Printing opportunity for Cytosorb? What if hospitals could print Cytosorbs on demand? ...Any thoughts?

Boston's Children's Hospital Integrating 3D Printing into Medical Care
(The Boston Globe) -- Boston Children’s Hospital has embarked on one of the nation’s most ambitious programs to integrate 3D-printing technology into medical care with the aim of avoiding surgical complications, reducing the length of operations, and ultimately cutting costs. The hospital has one printer working 24 hours a day and will add two more at the cost of $400,000 each later this year. Children’s Hospital has produced more than 170 3D-printed models over the past 18 months, printing not just replica brains, but also skulls, spines, rib cages, and blood vessels. Surgeons can make practice cuts before a major surgery with these models.

“We’re trying to reduce surprise,” said Dr. Peter Weinstock, director of the hospital’s simulator program, which includes 3D models and other forms of simulation. “We’re trying to make surgeons more prepared to take care of these kids. The fact that they’ve seen the anatomy before is a complete game changer.”