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‘Happy and Cheeky’ Rory Given World-First Treatment for Rare Skull Condition
Doctors said the custom nitinol springs could reduce the need for longer operations, further surgery and blood transfusions in severe cases.
- One-Year-Old Rory Potter became the first patient to receive custom-designed nitinol springs for severe sagittal craniosynostosis at Great Ormond Street Hospital in September last year.
- Sagittal craniosynostosis causes the skull to fuse prematurely; traditional stainless-steel springs lack fine-tuned force control, prompting experts to develop 'super elastic' nitinol springs for greater flexibility.
- Rory underwent a 45-minute operation to fit the springs and stayed in the hospital for only one night before returning home to Derbyshire.
- His mother, Jo Potter, described Rory as 'happy, cheeky and full of energy' and hitting developmental milestones nine weeks after surgeons removed the springs.
- Experts at Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College London developed the technology, backed by over £1 million from GOSH Charity, aiming to reduce invasive surgery and blood transfusions.
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'Cheeky' one-year-old baby boy with rare skull condition successfully undergoes world-first surgery
A baby boy from Derbyshire has made medical history by becoming the world's inaugural patient to undergo pioneering treatment for a severe skull abnormality using revolutionary springs crafted from a special metal alloy.Rory Potter, now aged one, received his diagnosis of severe sagittal craniosynostosis, a rare condition in which the skull bones fuse prematurely before birth, shortly following his arrival in April 2025.Medical teams at Great Or…
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‘Happy and cheeky’ Rory given world-first treatment for rare skull condition
One-year-old Rory Potter was diagnosed with severe sagittal craniosynostosis.
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The Independent (US)Baby given world-first treatment involving ‘super-elastic springs’ to reshape skull
Sagittal craniosynostosis affects around one in every 2,000 babies in the UK
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