Life-like lung helps doctors hone skills
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AN incision from the surgeon’s scalpel sends liquid oozing over the surface of a lung, but on this occasion it doesn’t matter if something goes wrong — the doctor can simply create another model with a 3D printer.
The ultra-realistic lung — wet, soft, and complete with tumors and blood vessels — is one of a range of organs being produced by a Japanese firm that will allow surgeons to hone their skills without hurting anyone.
“With the wet model, doctors can experience the softness of organs and see them bleed,” said Tomohiro Kinoshita of creator Fasotec, a company based in Chiba, southeast of Tokyo. The so-called Biotexture Wet Model is created by scanning a real organ in minute detail and creating molds on a 3D printer. It can react to the surgical knife in exactly the same way.
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