{"id":7761,"date":"2018-03-25T09:46:08","date_gmt":"2018-03-25T09:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/?p=7761"},"modified":"2018-04-09T13:42:16","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T13:42:16","slug":"top-5-videos-3d-medicine-250320184","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/top-5-videos-3d-medicine-250320184\/","title":{"rendered":"TOP 5 Videos of the Week: 3D Printing in Medicine and more !"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post_header\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"post_header_title\">\n<div class=\"post_info_cat\">This week\u2019s Top 5 Videos focusses on Medical 3D printing, with videos relating to 3D printed prosthetics, rockets, 3D concrete printing, and much more! Remember, a new Top 5 Videos is released every Sunday, so don\u2019t miss out on next week\u2019s episode!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>TOP 1: Extremely realistic prosthetics:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Easton Lachapelle founded Unlimited Tomorrow to offer affordable arm prostheses to all those in need. The company uses 3D printing to create very realistic solutions and now works with Microsoft to 3D digitize the user&#8217;s anatomy.\u00a0The prostheses would be printed in 3D from resin to which sensors and electrodes would be attached so that the person can move the hand and his fingers easily:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fcnet%2Fvideos%2F381433805658829%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=700\" width=\"400\" height=\"476\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>TOP 2: 3D printing and surgery:<\/strong>\u00a0In the Netherlands, surgeons use 3D FDM printing to better explain the procedures they are going to perform on their patients.\u00a0The hospital is treating patients with serious conditions, including acetabulum fractures.\u00a0In 24 hours, they would be able to create a model to ensure a good evaluation for the surgery, also to better understand the injury and to explain to the patient what will be the steps and the different stages of the surgery. Here is a small preview:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GpHk2VUoH2o\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>TOP 3: Relativity Space and additive manufacturing\u00a0<\/strong>: In Los Angeles, a startup called Relativity prints 3D rockets!\u00a0A technology that allows it to create lightweight solutions, which are complex yet cheap.\u00a0The founders of the startup then decided to develop their own 3D metal printer by manufacturing a print head that would be able to extrude aluminium, previously heated by lasers of 11 kilowatt.\u00a0Their 3D printer was named Stargate, measuring 4.5 meters high and would have three arms:<\/p><div class=\"dnati-inside-article-leaderboard\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"dnati-2098634738\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/app.swapcard.com\/login\/event\/additiv-defense-2026\/ticket\/VGlja2V0VHlwZV83MDM4MQ==\/page\/UmVnaXN0cmF0aW9uRm9ybV81NjE4Ng==\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LB\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/LB.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"850\" height=\"150\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Adl1Sn86ojs\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>TOP 4: 3D concrete printing:<\/strong>\u00a0Sika is a Swiss company specializing in 3D concrete printing.\u00a0It would provide a complete solution for building any type of structures on site, from robotics to materials to visualization of the building through virtual reality.\u00a0The company joins the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/3d-printed-house-companies-120220184\/\">many players<\/a>\u00a0who have launched into the niche of additive manufacturing of concrete:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dv78kiQad9c\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>TOP 5: A stethoscope printed in 3D:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Tarek Loubani has developed a stethoscope model to print it in 3D easily and cheaply.\u00a0It would perform just as well as the traditional stethoscope.\u00a0Tarek uses 3D printing to create more medical tools faster and cheaper: he quickly realized when working as a medical doctor that there was only one stethoscope for 10 doctors while there were more than 100 patients to treat between them:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2-iTAfkINiU\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What do you think of this week\u2019s Top 5 Videos? Let us know in a comment below or on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/3Dnatives\/\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3Dnatives_en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0pages! Sign up for our free weekly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/3d-printing-newsletter\/\">Newsletter<\/a>, all the latest news in 3D printing straight to your inbox!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s Top 5 Videos focusses on Medical 3D printing, with videos relating to 3D printed prosthetics, rockets, 3D concrete printing, and much more! 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