FDA Approves 3D-printed Airway Stents Developed by Cleveland Clinic Doctor

The FDA has cleared patient-specific airway stents developed by Cleveland Clinic physician Tom Gildea, M.D.
The stents are used to keep open the airways of patients with serious breathing disorders, such as those caused by tumors, inflammation, trauma or other masses


The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared patient-specific airway stents developed by Cleveland Clinic physician Tom Gildea, M.D. The stents are used to keep open the airways of patients with serious breathing disorders, such as those caused by tumors, inflammation, trauma or other masses. Until now, the patient-specific devices were being implanted under … Read More