10 Animals Who Got a 2nd Chance in Life with 3D Printing

Among 3D printing’s many applications， the one that always guarantees a warm and fuzzy feeling is when its used to improve the lives of warm and fuzzy animals. Particularly when its applied to 3D print prostheses that give deformed， damaged， or diseased animals （many on the verge of being euthanized）， a second chance.

For the tens of？thousands of years that animals and humans have been around， even if you start counting from when humans first domesticated animals （dogs） about 15，000 years ago， the notion of veterinary care only formalized in 1761 A.D. with the opening of a school for veterinary science in France. Our expertise in caring for animals began first with horses， cattle， and livestock and has since extended to companion animals， especially dogs and cats， as well as wild or exotic animals. With the advances in veterinary medicine， especially in custom prosthetics and implants， we can do more today for the well-being of non-human species than we ever could before. And， with 3D printing， we are doing？more than we could have ever imagined possible.

Here are ten animals we’ve been lucky to help save：

1. Beauty the Bald Eagle

This adult female bald eagle was shot in the face by poachers in Alaska in 2005， and although she escaped with her life， the poachers’ shot obliterated the upper mandible of Beauty’s beak. Without it， she was unable to fend for herself， eat food on her own， or preen her feathers. A situation probably akin to trying to survive without one jawbone. She was rescued by Janie （Fink） Veltkamp and attended to at the Birds of Prey NW facility. Her beak didn’t look like it would grow back and expert opinions suggested euthanizing her as the only option.

Beauty and the Beak from Keith Bubach – Trooper Media on Vimeo.

At this point， Nate Calvin， a mechanical engineer who knew about 3D printing technology， offered to help save Beauty. He made a mold of her missing upper mandible， 3D scanned it， used software to tweak the 3D model， and then printed it in nylon-polymer material. The 3D printed prosthetic was fitted onto the remaining beak using a titanium metal mount. Beauty was able to eat and drink on her own again， thanks to the synthetic beak. And， since 3D printing allows for quick and flexible redesign， her prosthetic beak was easily modified to suit her better as she adjusted to it over the years. Recently， her natural beak has begun to show some growth， and she can now consume strips of salmon herself. As such， ever since this was first made public in 2008， there has been an outpouring of support for Beauty and her story， and， soon， it will have its very own book！

2.？TurboRoo the Chihuahua

Unfortunate to have a birth defect common among small dogs， this chihuahua was born without its two front legs. Despite the recommendations of four vets that the dog be euthanized， his owner refused to give in and left him at a vet office hoping the chihuahua would find someone to care for him. He did. Ashley Looper， a vet tech in Indianapolis， fell in love with him. She and her boyfriend Ray adopted him and named him ‘TurboRoo’， after the snail in the movie Turbo. They tried to build a cart for TurboRoo with PVC pipe and parts from a Fischer-Price toy， but it didn’t quite work.

Mark Deadrick， president of 3dyn in San Diego， heard about TurboRoo’s story， thanks to a local news report that went viral， and decided to use 3D printing to make the pup a better mobility cart. It fit TurboRoo perfectly and， as he grew， 10 different carts were made until he reached his full adult size. He can now move around comfortably on his own， stopping， starting， moving backwards as and when he chooses to. Eventually， his story led to the founding of TurboRoo Designs， a small company that custom designs 3D printed mobility carts for dogs. Earlier this year， TurboRoo won ‘Underdog of the Year’ at the CW Network show in L.A and is a celebrity dog with over 66，000 followers on Instagram！

3.？Akut-3 the Sea Turtle （a.k.a RoboTurtle）

In July， 2014， a collision with a boat’s propeller， left this loggerhead sea turtle named Akut-3 （for the Turkish rescue agency that found him floating in the water – AKUT Arama Kurtarma？Derne？i） without 60 percent of his right upper and lower jaws. He was then brought to the Dalyan Iztuzu Pamukkale University （PAU） Sea Turtle Research， Rescue & Rehabilitation Center where he was fed by hand and nursed back to health. But， with the injured jaw， Akut-3 would not survive on his own and a permanent solution had to be found. His rescuers then approached BTech， a pioneering medical 3D printing company in Turkey， specializing in patient-specific implants for humans.

The team at BTech decided to attempt a first of its kind facial reconstruction for the sea turtle （a first for its species）， with 3D scanning and modeling using Mimics software from Materialise. Once they developed a model， they used Materialise’s 3-matics software， to design highly customized prosthetic jaws that would seamlessly replace the missing parts of Akut-3. They 3D printed it in medical-grade titanium and in a two-and-a-half-hour operation， surgeons and veterinarians fitted the metal parts onto Akut-3’s face. Part sea-turtle， part cyborg， it is yet to be seen if his body rejects the titanium prosthetic and if his soft tissue grows back over the implant. If all goes well， Akut-3 could soon head back into the Mediterranean and return to life as it was， but with a story that’s more than a mouthful！

Akut-3 isn’t the only turtle or tortoise who has 3D printing to thank for a second-chance at life. There’s also Augie， Stumpy， and Cleopatra.

4. Buttercup the Duck

This duck tale is about a lively little duck named Buttercup who was born with a left foot that was turned backwards. The deformed foot left Buttercup unable to walk or waddle like a normal duck and caused him tremendous pain. His caretakers tried physiotherapy， but it wasn’t making a difference. Mike Garey， founder of the Feathered Angels Waterfowl Sanctuary in Tennessee， who was caring for Buttercup， initially thought that amputating the deformed foot and replacing it with a peg leg would be best for the duck’s survival. But then he tried seeking help from Novacopy， a company specializing in 3D printing， who came up with a unique solution for Buttercup.

They scanned the left foot of Buttercup’s sister， Minnie， and used it to 3D model and print a mold for a new， silicone foot. The silicone foot was then fitted on using a customized nylon sock and Buttercup was able to walk more like a duck again. Several versions were made to make the prosthetic foot a better， more flexible fit for him. Later， a special foot with flapper doors was also designed to allow Buttercup to swim and， because 3D printing allows for quick and easy customization， they even made him a unique foot for Christmas！ You can find out more about how this famous duck’s been doing on his Facebook page.

For other feathered animals that 3D printing has helped， check out Ozzie， Dudley， Quack Quack and Trooper.

5. Holly the Horse

Image Courtesy： CSIRO

Probably the largest animal to use a 3D printed prosthetic， Holly， a ten-year-old mare in Australia， suffered from laminitis， a crippling disease that is common among horses， ponies， and donkeys. Laminitis affects the hooves of these animals and Holly had been suffering from it for three years. The disease causes pain and inflammation between the hoof and bone （an attachment similar to that of our finger and nail） and if unattended， could have left Holly unable to walk. Her vet and farrier， Luke Wells-Smith from the Equine Podiatry and Lameness Centre， had heard of the work CSIRO （Australia’s national science agency） had done with a racehorse， aptly named “Titanium Prints”， using 3D printed titanium horse-shoes.

CSIRO hadn’t previously used 3D printing to rehabilitate lame horses， but， with Holly， they had their first opportunity. Collaborating with horse podiatrists， they 3D scanned and designed a shoe that was a perfect fit for Holly’s hoof and 3D printed it in titanium. The custom shoe， a first of its kind ‘horse-thotic’ that can be made on-demand in less than a day， would equally redistribute the weight and stress on the hoof， encourage it to heal and give Holly a chance to recover.

6. Grecia the Toucan

Image Courtesy： Fusion

A thoughtless act of cruelty by a group of teenagers left this one-year old toucan without a significant portion of its upper beak. Named ‘Grecia’ after the town in Costa Rica where he is from， the male toucan has since been recovering at Costa Rica’s Animal Rescue Bird Zoo. A toucan’s beak is not just vital to its ability to feed and defend itself， but is also needed to find a mate， since females choose one based on the color of a male’s beak. Although he quickly learned to use his lower beak to feed himself， he is still dependent on his caretakers for survival. There was an outpouring of rage and sympathy when news of what had been done to Grecia spread and， thankfully， it didn’t just end at that. A handful of local companies came forward to help build a prosthetic beak for Grecia and an Indiegogo campaign for him met its $10，000 goal in less than 48 hours.

The toucan’s beak itself is a marvel of lightweight strength still being studied by material scientists and replicating it using 3D printing isn’t a straightforward task. Attaching it to the remaining beak’s stump using pins wouldn’t be simple either， since the sandwich structure of the beak includes blood vessels， nerves， and tissue. But efforts are underway to design an ideal？beak in two parts with one that can be detached， cleaned and readjusted as Grecia grows with it. It is also likely that it will be attached using a denture-type glue that won’t be chemically harmful. If successful， the 3D printed replacement beak procedure will be the first of its kind in Latin America and the first for a toucan. And， since it will be 3D printed， Grecia might enjoy the opportunity to have a uniquely colored beak！

7. Felix the Sheep

Felix isn’t any ordinary sheep. Firstly， he is a rare kind of sheep called a Katahdin， that grows hair instead of wool. Secondly， and more importantly， as a baby， Felix arrived at Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary （WAFS） in New York missing a hind leg. The three-legged sheep， in need of a prosthetic， was cared for by Jenny Brown， founder of WAFS， who herself wears a prosthetic， having lost a leg to a childhood struggle with cancer. Felix was then fitted with a regular prosthetic leg and， just as he was getting used to it， it had begun to wear out.

It just so happened that Sean Eldrige， of the Hudson Valley Advanced Manufacturing Center （HVAMC） in New York， met Felix while taking a tour at WAFS and suggested designing a 3D printed prosthetic for the Katahdin. With the help of a prosthetist， a veterinarian， and a biology major from SUNY New Platz， a cast was scanned and modified to build a custom prosthetic leg for Felix. The leg was printed in Stratasys’ ABSplus， similar to the material LEGOs are made of， but of an engineering grade. It was then tested and adjusted to ensure fitment. He may not give wool， but who cares， a 3D printed leg is so much more to ‘baa-baa’ about. The three-legged Felix is once again four-legged and， now， has a long， healthy life to look forward to.

8. Paris Shellton & Co. the Hermit Crabs

Housing crisis for hermit crabs！ There’s a shortage of shells in the ocean for these crabs， who don’t produce their own shells， but tend to adopt shells they find as their homes. If they don’t find a shell， they’re likely to use garbage， cans， pipes， bottles or anything else as makeshift houses. For domesticated hermit crabs， owners typically farm shells for their pets. So a shortage of shells is just bad news all round.

TeamTeamUSA and MakerBot came together to start Project Shellter， with which they are exploring the possibility of 3D printing shells. While their prototypes are made of plastic， they hope to develop eco-friendly， sustainable shells for hermit crabs. Some shells are modeled on that of the sea snail， Oxystele sinensis， and empirical tests are performed to see if and how a hermit crab takes to them. The crabs are especially picky about the kind of shell they would make their home （I’m sure we can sympathize with that！）， so designing and 3D printing these shells isn’t so simple. Project Shellter has a group of classy crabs to test their 3D printed crabitats on， and these crabs have great names： Paris Shellton， Tori Shelling， Khloe and Kourtney Karshellian， and Shellton John. Although this application doesn’t involve prosthetics， its a unique example of humans using 3D printing to recreate a natural habitat without any man-made limitations.

9. Cyrano the Cat

Nine-year-old Cyrano L. Catte II， more popularly known as Cyrano， had a great life taken away from him when he developed bone cancer in one of his left legs. His caretakers were intent on doing everything it took to heal Cyrano and bring his life back to normal. He was the first cat ever to receive radiation therapy and although it sent his cancer into full remission， it left his leg damaged beyond repair. Amputating the leg would have been the recommended next step， but for the 26 pound cat， surviving on three legs would invite a host a other problems. The only possible alternative would be a total knee athroplasty （TKA）， though it had never been done before for a cat. Yet the pioneering Cyrano would be the first cat to undergo that treatment too.

His owners approached veterinary experts at NC State. ？In this challenging case， existing 3D printing technology was used to its maximum potential. The miniature knee implant had to be tiny， about the size of a human finger joint， but highly complex. It had to be porous， strong， durable， and with varied surface textures to ensure that it integrated completely with existing bone. It had to fit perfectly， while also accounting for added stems and surgical guides. The only 3D printing technology that suited the purpose was DMLS （Direct Metal Laser Sintering） and the material cobalt chromium， since titanium would wear down eventually. A team of engineers， veterinary surgeons， designers， and experts from across the world worked on developing a knee implant for Cyrano. They even used 3D printed bone replicas to practice to ensure that the actual operation， which took six hours， went smoothly. Cyrano， instead of losing his life to bone cancer and its side-effects， is back purring on four legs.

10.？Derby the Dog

Arguably the most well-known application of a 3D printed prosthesis for an animal. Derby was born with deformities in both of his front legs， which left him unable to walk， run， or even sit upright. Slated to be euthanized， he was rescued and？fostered？by Tara Anderson， an employee at 3D Systems， who saw him at the Peace and Paws Dog Rescue in New Hampshire， USA.

With the 3D technologies available to Tara， she set about trying to create a custom prosthesis for Derby， starting with casts to mold the prosthetic design and later elbow cups modeled on 3D scans taken of Derby’s deformed legs. The idea was to get Derby running again， but without wheels. During this time， he was adopted by the Portanova family who worked with Tara to develop the first of their kind prosthetic legs. These legs were developed in stages by trial and error， with the design slowly adjusted to Derby’s body， particularly his spine， as he grew. The material had to be strong， durable， and flexible to closely mimic the behavior of his natural legs. The final 3D printed prosthetic had a curved design and incorporated treads to provide traction. It even had his name printed on each prosthetic leg！ Today， Derby， nearly two years old， doesn’t just walk， but runs， miles and miles each day.

Derby and Turboroo aren’t the only dogs to have been helped by 3D printing， but they certainly are the most famous. Several other canines have also benefited from this technology namely Luisa， Freddy， Jack， Oreo， Bubbles and many， many more.

In each one of these examples， 3D printing has brought hope where they may not have been any before. It’s magic is three-pronged. First， it allows for prostheses or implants to be made at low cost and on-demand， and this is important because a prosthetic needs to be quickly modified and revised several times as the animal grows. Second， the range of materials available in 3D printing means that these prostheses can not only mimic the natural function of the missing part， but also integrate with the organic structure of the animal. Third， it allows for the creation of highly complex and custom prostheses and implants that are as unique as the animals they are designed for.

For every animal that would have otherwise been euthanized， for whom doors were closed by fate or human cruelty， 3D printing has brought far more than ten reasons to go on living.？So， the next time you come across a deformed， damaged， or diseased animal， no matter how small or big， anywhere in the world， remember that there may always be something that can be done to save it.

自動翻譯僅供參考

10種動物因為3D打印技術獲得重生的機會 動物身上拿到一個第二次機會在生命與3D打印

在3D打印的許多應用中，一個總是保證溫暖和模糊的感覺是當它被用來改善溫暖和模糊動物的生活。特別是當它應用于3D打印假體時，它會給變形、受損或患病的動物（許多瀕臨安樂死）提供第二次機會。

對于數萬年？動物和人類已經存在了，即使你開始從當人類第一次馴養動物計數的（狗）大約15000年前，獸醫護理的概念，只有正式在公元1761年與一個開放學校在法國獸醫學。我們在照顧動物專業知識就開始先用馬，牛和牲畜以及此后延伸到伴侶動物，尤其是狗和貓，以及野生或外來動物。隨著獸藥的進步，尤其是在定制的假肢和植入物，我們可以為今天的幸福非人類物種的比我們以前可以做多。而且，隨著3D打印，我們都在做什么？超過我們能想象的可能。

這里有十個動物，我們很幸運，以幫助拯救：

1.美容的白頭鷹

這種成年雌性白頭鷹被擊中臉部被偷獵者在阿拉斯加于2005年，雖然她逃脫了與她的生活，偷獵者的射門擦涂美喙的上頜骨。沒有它，她無法照顧自己，吃的食物在她自己的，或梳理羽毛她。有一種情況可能類似于嘗試無一頜骨生存。她被救出珍妮（芬克）Veltkamp并參加到的獵物NW設施的鳥。她的嘴看上去并不像它會重新長出和專家意見建議的安樂死她作為唯一的選擇。

美女和喙從基思Bubach - 騎兵媒體在Vimeo。

在這一點上，內特 - 卡爾文，誰知道3D打印技術的機械工程師，愿意幫助挽救美。他讓她失蹤的上頜的模具，三維掃描它，使用的軟件來調整3D模型，然后在尼龍聚合物材料，印刷了。三維印刷的假肢被裝配到使用鈦金屬裝入剩余喙。美麗是可以吃和喝一次在她自己的，感謝合成嘴。而且，由于3D打印可以快速，靈活的重新設計，她的假肢喙很容易被修改，以適應她好，因為她多年來的調整的話。最近，她自然喙已經開始出現一定的增長，她現在可以消耗三文魚自己帶。因此，自從這是在2008年首次公開，出現了支持美和她的故事的流露，和，不久，就會有它自己的書！

2.TurboRoo奇瓦瓦

不幸有間小型犬常見的出生缺陷，這奇瓦瓦生來就沒有它的兩條前腿。盡管四獸醫，狗安樂死的建議，他的主人不肯就范，離開了他在獸醫的辦公室，希望吉娃娃會找人照顧他。他做到了。阿什利尺蠖，獸醫技術在印第安納波利斯，愛上了他。她和她的男友雷收養了他，并給他取名“TurboRoo”，在電影中的Turbo蝸牛之后。他們試圖構建TurboRoo一個車用PVC管和費 - 價格玩具零件，但它確實不是那么回事。

馬克Deadrick，3dyn在圣地亞哥的總裁，聽說TurboRoo的故事，多虧了當地的新聞報道說的流傳，并決定用三維打印技術，使小狗更好的流動車。它適合TurboRoo完美，當他長大，10種不同的車發了言，直到他達到了他全部的成人后的大小。他現在可以輕松地左右移動對自己，停止，啟動，向后移動的，當他選擇。最終，他的故事引發了TurboRoo設計，一個小公司，定制設計的3D打印流動推車狗的成立。今年早些時候，TurboRoo榮獲“哀兵年度”在洛杉磯的CW網絡節目，是一個名人的狗，66000的追隨者對Instagram的！

3.？Akut-3的海龜（a.k.a RoboTurtle）

2014年7月，與船的螺旋槳碰撞，離開了這個蠵龜命名Akut-3（為土耳其救援機構發現他浮在水 - ？AKUT Arama Kurtarma Derne i）沒有60％的他的右上下顎。然后，他被帶到達利安Iztuzu棉花堡大學（PAU）海龜研究，救援和康復中心，在那里他被手工美聯儲和調養。但是，與受傷的下巴，Akut-3不會對自己的生存和永久的解決方案必須被發現。他的救援人員于是上前技術學士，具有開拓醫療3D打印公司在土耳其，專門從事特定病人的植入人類。

該團隊在技術學士決定嘗試首開先河面部重建的海龜（第一為它的品種），三維掃描，并使用模仿軟件Materialise的造型。一旦他們開發了一個模型，他們用Materialise公司的3-用學軟件，設計高度個性化假體下巴，將無縫地取代Akut-3的缺失部分。他們的3D打印它醫用鈦，并在兩個和一個半小時的手術，醫生和獸醫安裝在金屬零件到Akut-3的臉。部分海鱉，部分半機械人，這是但如果他的身體拒絕鈦合金假肢待觀察，如果他的軟組織長回來了植入。如果一切順利，Akut-3可能很快后腦勺進入地中海，并返回到生活，因為它是，但有一個故事，是超過了一口！

Akut-3是不是唯一的海龜或烏龜誰擁有3D打印，以感謝了第二次生命。還有奧吉，粗短，和克婁巴特拉。

4.毛茛鴨子

這鴨子的故事是關于一個名為毛茛一個活潑的小鴨子誰是天生的左腳被背過身去。在變形的腳離開毛茛無法行走或蹣跚像一個正常的鴨，給他造成了巨大的痛苦。他的照顧者嘗試物理治療，但并沒有發揮作用。邁克Garey，羽天使水鳥保護區在田納西州，誰是照顧毛茛的創始人，最初以為截肢變形的腳，并用假腿代替這將是最好的鴨的生存。但隨后他試圖從Novacopy，一家專門從事3D打印，誰想出了毛茛一個獨特的解決方案尋求幫助。

他們掃描毛茛的妹妹，米妮的左腳，并用它來三維模型并打印模具新，硅膠腳。有機硅腳，然后安裝在使用自定義的尼龍襪和毛茛能走路更加如魚得水了。多個版本作了使假肢腳更好，更靈活的適合他。后來，一個特殊的腳舌門也被設計為允許毛茛游泳，因為3D打印可快速方便的定制，他們甚至取得了他的圣誕禮物了獨特的腳！你可以找到更多關于如何這個著名的烤鴨一直在做他的Facebook頁面。

對于其他羽毛的動物，3D打印，幫助，檢查了奧茲，達德利，嘎嘎叫和騎兵。

5.霍利馬

也許最大的動物使用3D打印的假體，冬青，一個十歲的母馬在澳大利亞，從蹄葉炎遭遇，一個沉重的疾病是馬，小馬和驢子之間的共同。蹄葉炎影響了這些動物的蹄和Holly已經遭受了三年。該疾病導致蹄和骨如果無人看管，可能留下冬青無法行走（類似于我們的手指和指甲的附接）之間的疼痛和炎癥。她的獸醫和蹄鐵匠，盧克 - 威爾斯 - 史密斯從馬足療和跛行中心，聽到工作CSIRO（澳大利亞國家科學機構）與賽馬，恰當地命名為“鈦版畫”做了，利用3D打印的鈦馬鞋。

CSIRO以前沒有使用3D打印修復瘸馬，但是，與冬青，他們有他們的第一次機會。與馬足科醫師合作，他們的3D掃描和設計的鞋，這是一個非常適合霍莉的蹄子和三維鈦打印它。定制鞋，一個先河“馬thotic”，可以在不到一天的時間進行按需的，將同樣重新分配的重量和應力蹄，鼓勵其愈合，給冬青了復蘇的機會。

6.希臘的大嘴鳥

殘酷的一群少年的輕率舉動離開了這個一歲大的巨嘴鳥沒有它的上喙的顯著部分。名為“希臘”鎮在哥斯達黎加，在那里他是，男性的巨嘴鳥已被恢復在哥斯達黎加的動物救援鳥類動物園后。一個巨嘴鳥的喙是不是它的飼料和保衛自己的能力僅僅是至關重要的，但還需要找到一個伴侶，因為女性基于男性的喙的顏色選擇之一。雖然他很快就學會了使用他的下喙養活自己，他仍然依賴他的照顧者的生存。有憤怒和同情的流露的時候做了哪些工作，以希臘的新聞傳播，幸運的是，它并沒有就這樣結束在那。少數本土企業出面幫助建立一個假嘴對希臘和Indiegogo活動為他達到了$ 10，000個目標，在不到48小時。

巨嘴鳥的喙本身是輕質強度仍在研究了材料科學家和使用3D打印復制它不是一個簡單的任務一個奇跡。使用其連接到剩余的喙的殘端銷不會簡單，因為相關的喙的夾層結構包括血管，神經和組織。但正在努力設計一個理想的？喙兩部分有一個可以拆卸，清洗和重新調整為格雷西亞成長吧。同時也有可能，這將是使用一個義齒型膠不會被化學附著有害。如果成功，3D打印替代喙程序，將其在拉美地區的第一和第一的巨嘴鳥。而且，因為它將3D打印，希臘可能會喜歡的機會，有一個獨特的色鳥嘴！

7.菲利克斯羊

Felix是不是任何普通的羊。首先，他是一個罕見的羊叫卡塔丁，即長羊毛的頭發。其次，更重要的是，作為一個嬰兒，菲利克斯來到伍德斯托克農場動物保護區（WAFS）在紐約失蹤后腿。三條腿的羊，有需要的假體，被照顧的珍妮·布朗，WAFS的創始人，誰自己戴著假肢，失去了一條腿患有癌癥的童年斗爭。菲利克斯被再裝一個普通的假肢和，就像他已經習慣了它，它已經開始穿出來。

正巧肖恩Eldrige哈德遜山谷先進制造業中心（HVAMC）在紐約，會見了菲利克斯同時考慮旅游的WAFS并建議設計的3D打印假肢的卡塔丁。隨著假肢的幫助下，獸醫，以及從紐約州立大學新廣場一名生物學專業，一個演員被掃描和修改，以建立一個自定義假腿的菲利克斯。腿部被印在Stratasys公司ABSplus，類似材料拼裝玩具是由，但是一種工程級的。然后將測試和調整，以確保裝配部件。他可能不會給毛，但誰在乎，一個3D打印的腿是這么多“咩，咩”有關。三腳菲利克斯再次四足和，現在，有一個長期的，健康的生活值得期待。

8.巴黎Shellton與公司的寄居蟹

住房危機的寄居蟹！有殼的海洋中，這些螃蟹，誰不生產自己的殼，但往往采取他們發現他們的家園炮彈短缺。如果他們沒有找到一個空殼，他們很可能會使用垃圾，罐，管，瓶或其他任何東西作為臨時住房。對于家養的寄居蟹，業主通常農場的炮彈為他們的寵物。因此，炮彈短缺僅僅是一個壞消息全面。

TeamTeamUSA和MakerBot走到了一起，開始項目Shellter，與他們正在探索的3D打印彈的可能性。雖然他們的原型是由塑料制成的，他們希望大力發展生態友好型，可持續的炮彈寄居蟹。有些殼藍本，海蝸牛，Oxystele沉香，和實證測試以查看是否以及如何寄居蟹需要他們。螃蟹特別挑剔的那種外殼，他們會讓他們的家（我敢肯定，我們可以與同情！），所以設計和3D打印這些炮彈并非如此簡單。項目Shellter擁有一批上等蟹，以測試他們的3D打印crabitats上，而這些螃蟹有偉大的名字：巴黎Shellton，東籬脫殼，Khloe和科特尼Karshellian，并Shellton約翰。雖然這個應用程序不涉及假肢，其獨特的使用三維打印人類的例子來重新創建沒有任何人為限制的自然棲息地。

9.西拉諾貓

九十歲西拉諾L. Catte II，比較普遍的西拉諾，有一個偉大的生命奪走他時，他開發了骨癌在他左邊的一條腿。他的看管人都打算盡一切走上愈合西拉諾，把他的生活恢復正常。他是第一個貓曾經接受放射治療，雖然它送到他的癌癥得到充分緩解，它留下了他的腿損壞，無法修復。截肢腿本來推薦的下一步驟中，但對于26磅貓，幸存的三條腿將邀請宿主的其它問題。唯一可能的替代將是一個全膝關節athroplasty（TKA），但它從來沒有做過的貓。然而，創業西拉諾將是第一個貓接受治療了。

他的主人走近獸醫專家在北卡羅來納州。 ？在這個充滿挑戰的情況下，現有的3D打印技術用于其最大的潛力。微型膝關節植入物必須是微小的，大約一個人的手指關節的大小，但是非常復雜。它必須是多孔的，堅固，耐用，并具有不同的表面紋理，以確保它集成完全與現有的骨。它必須配合得非常完美，同時也占增加莖和手術指導。不管怎么樣，目的只有3D打印技術是DMLS（直接金屬激光燒結）和材料鈷鉻合金，因為鈦會拖垮也說不定。一個團隊的工程師，獸醫，設計師，以及來自世界各地的專家合作開發一種膝關節植入物的西拉諾。他們甚至用3D打印骨骼副本練習，以確保實際操作中，這花了六個小時，非常順利。而不是失去了他的生活骨癌及其副作用大鼻子情圣，又回來打呼嚕的四條腿。

10.德比的狗

可以說是最知名的應用程序中的3D打印的假體的動物。德比出生在兩個他的前腿，這讓他無法行走，奔跑，甚至坐直畸形。提名被安樂死，他被救出？培養？由塔拉安德森，員工在3D系統，誰看見他在和平與狗爪子在救援美國新罕布什爾州。

隨著可供塔拉的3D技術，她著手嘗試創建一個自定義的假體德比，從石膏模具的假肢設計藍本采取德比的畸形腿三維掃描后肘杯。當時的想法是讓德比再次運行，但沒有車輪。在此期間，他通過了波爾塔諾瓦家庭誰與塔拉合作開發的第一個自己的一種假腿。這些腿被開發的試錯階段，慢慢調整到德比的身體，尤其是他的脊椎設計，因為他長大。該材料必須是堅固，耐用，靈活密切模仿他的兩腿自然的行為。最終的3D打印假肢有一個弧形設計，并納入胎面提供牽引力。它甚至有自己的名字印在每個假肢！今天，德比，近兩歲，不只是行走，但運行時，千里的每一天。

德比和Turboroo不是已經得益于三維打印唯一的狗，但他們肯定是最有名的。其他幾個犬也受益于這種技術，即路易莎，弗雷迪，杰克，奧利奧，泡沫和許多，許多。

在這些例子中的每一個，3D打印帶來了希望，他們可能不會有任何之前。這是神奇的是三管齊下。第一，它允許假體或植入物以低成本和按需進行，這是重要的，因為假體需要被快速修改和修訂數次作為動物生長。第二，在三維印刷可用的材料的范圍意味著這些假體不僅可以模擬缺失部分的自然功能，還整合與動物的有機結構。第三，它允許創建的高度復雜的和定制的假體和植入物是獨一無二的，因為它們被設計為動物。

對于每一個動物，將種種原因被安樂死，對他們來說，門被命運或人類的殘忍關閉，3D打印帶來了遠遠超過十大理由活下去？所以，下次你遇到一個變形，損壞，或患病動物，無論多么大或小，在世界任何地方，記住，有可能永遠東西可以做，以保存它。