Child becomes first patient to be cured of potentially fatal illness using 3D-printed biodegradable implant
Independent - 29-Apr-20153D printed splints into their throats. These were designed to keep their windpipes open while all...
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Professor in Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Glenn Green is an associate professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the University of Michigan. After graduating in chemical engineering, he entered medical school at the University of Michigan. He completed an NIH-supported research fellowship followed by a subspecialty fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology. He has a clinical interest in translational interventions for communication disorders affecting speech and hearing. He has developed surgical techniques and devices for complex airway reconstruction and is coinventor (along with Scott Hollister, PhD) of a 3D-printed tracheal splint. Other patents in process include 3D-printed scaffolds for facial reconstruction of auricular and nose defects, 3D-printed customized devices to treat airway obstruction in children with craniofacial defects and/or neurologic diseases and the use of antioxidants to prevent syndromic hearing loss.
Visit website: https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/khri/glenn-e-green-md
See also: University of Michigan - Public Research university
Details last updated 26-Jun-2020
3D printed splints into their throats. These were designed to keep their windpipes open while all...