There was a TEDx talk in 2011 covering a very similar innovation: a custom-made "corset" for his ascending aorta, built using CT imaging, CAD modeling and "rapi

There was a TEDx talk in 2011 covering a very similar innovation: a custom-made "corset" for his ascending aorta, built using CT imaging, CAD modeling and "rapid prototyping" (which I suspect was 3D printing). http://www.ted.com/talks/tal_golesworthy_how_i_repaired_my_own_heart.html http://www.ted.com/talks/tal_golesworthy_how_i_repaired_my_o...