Australian medical device company Anatomics, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the medical team at Salamanca University Hospital worked together to create a titanium implant for a patient who needed to have his sternum and part of his ribcage removed due to cancer. Using an Arcam electron beam melting 3D printer at Lab 22 in Victoria, they were able to take data from patient scans and design a new type of implant, custom fit for the patient.Read more about the world's first-of-its-kind procedure over at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/95371/3d-printed-ribs-and-sternum/