New 3-D technology is making one procedure safer for doctors(KYMA, KECY) - Doctors at a U.S hospital said that new 3-D technology is making it safer to perform a procedure for Spina Bifida. Spina Bifida is a birth defect where the spine and spinal cord don't properly form. 3-D technology will help doctors see the size and location of the defect and help plan the surgery more safely.