When you think of medical devices, the idea of high end, well, pretty much everything, comes to mind. This is definitely the case when it comes to prosthetics, or in this similar case, custom fit ...

A baby boy born with fragile airways is doing better after experimental 3D-printed splints were placed in his body during surgery. Amir has congenital heart disease and tracheo-bronchomalacia, a ...

Little Kaiba Gionfriddo was born with a condition where his bronchus would collapse and cut off airflow to his lungs. He would stop breathing from time to time, and eventually he was admitted to the ...

A baby with a rare condition will get to go home for the first time thanks to a 3D-printed airway splint that is helping him breathe on his own. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and ...

A splint is a device that supports and protects a broken bone or injured tissue. Also known as a brace or an orthosis, it helps reduce pain and promote healing by keeping the injured part of your body ...

Few cost-effective interventions are available for hand osteoarthritis (OA) affecting the distal interphalangeal joint (DIP); however, short-term, night-time joint splinting could offer a safe and ...