A 9-year-old dog has a new skull and a cancer-free life because of 3D printing. Patches, the cancer-stricken dachshund, is feeling better thanks to researchers at a Canadian university.

These schematics were then sent to ADEISS, a medical-grade 3D printing company, which produced the custom-fit titanium skull cap. On March 23, Patches underwent four hours of surgery in which her ...

Tumour forces removal of 70 per cent of skull. Dymeck said a small bump that Patches had on her head for years began growing aggressively some months ago.

3D print technology has been used to give a dog a new leash on life. Patches is a nine-year-old Dachshund that had a large, cancerous tumor on the front of her skull. It was pushing dangerously ...