After helping restore the face of a man who ' mess ' for motorcycle crash , now 3D printers have helped other health cases . This time it is a toddler who was saved his life after the toddler is able to assist breathing .
Garrett Peterson was born into a fairly rare condition . Garrett was born with tetralogy of Fallot . Tetralogy of Fallot ( TF ) is a cyanotic heart defect with disorder , which is one type of congenital heart disease . He has a hole in the space below the heart , which puts pressure on the lungs .
These pressures make it difficult to breathe . Garrett was trying to breathe through a small gap . This condition is called severe tracheobronchomalacia .
"On some problems concerning the heart , can usually be directly above quickly . However that happens here is not only that, but also the problem of the lungs and respiratory tract are becoming a bigger problem , " said Dr. Richard Ohye , chief of pediatric cardiovascular surgery The CS Mott Children's Hospital , Michigan , USA , as quoted by CNN on Saturday .
Jake and Natalie Peterson , parents of Garrett , spent months and months to see his son who continues to struggle to breathe . Until finally , in May 2013 , Jake read other articles on baby , Kaiba , who also had respiratory problems similar to those of his son , where Kaiba finally rescued by an experimental technique that has not previously been used in humans .
Jake also contact the doctor who helped Kaiba recover from his illness . The doctor is Dr. Glenn Green , a professor of pediatric otolaryngology at the University of Michigan . Dr. Green mengimplan a biological material that is made from a 3D printer that turns out to be effectively able to help Kaiba to breathe. After doing a CT scan of upper trachea and bronchus , finally on January 31 , with the assistance of Dr. Green and his friend , Scott Hollister , Dr. Ohye perform surgery on Garrett bronchus .
"Our feeling very happy because they know that this tool can hands to the lives of other children , " said Hollister .
"Severe tracheobronchomalacia a condition is frustrating me for many years . I have seen children die from this disease . Viewing tools can work for the second time , this is a great achievement and hope for those who suffer from this disease , " said Dr. Green .
Three weeks after surgery , Garrett was able to smile now . " We've never seen her smile this time . Seeing he could smile is very happy , " said Natalie .
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