Tracheal collapse is a progressive respiratory condition that occurs when these tracheal rings of cartilage collapse. It can cause your dog to have breathing problems as the windpipe collapses.

Using 3D Printing, MakerBot and Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Create Cartilage to Repair Tracheal Damage Results are showcased at 51 st Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons ...

Researchers at the The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have shaped living cells into a cartilage implant for tracheal repair or replacement using a modified MakerBot 3-D printer.