Case Study: Children’s Hospital Colorado achieves successful ablation and surgical planning for complex congenital heart disease with Stratasys 3D-printed patient-specific models

Improving the lives of children using 3D printed medical models

Children’s Hospital Colorado, a leader in pediatric heart care, faced an exceptionally rare and complex variant of tricuspid atresia compounded by Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome that prevented catheter access and complicated planning for a life‑saving Fontan procedure. To better understand the patient’s unusual anatomy, the team worked with Stratasys to create patient‑specific 3D models printed using a custom Agilus30 and Vero White multimaterial blend.

Stratasys’ multimaterial 3D prints, built from MRI and 4D‑Flow data, gave surgeons and electrophysiologists a tactile, anatomically accurate tool to plan and rehearse the intervention. Using the model the team could pinpoint catheter location to within millimeters, achieve a successful ablation of the accessory pathway, adapt a safer surgical approach for the Fontan procedure, and ultimately send the child home doing well post‑operatively.

Children’s Hospital Colorado

Max Mitchell

Children’s Hospital Colorado