A 20-year-old woman is said to be the first person to have a successful ear transplant using 3D printing, which uses the patient’s own cells to build the implant.
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According to the New York Times, Dr. Arturo Bonilla, a pediatric ear reconstructive surgeon in San Antonio, Texas, began the procedure by removing half a gram of cartilage from Alexa’s ear and taking a 3D scan of her healthy left ear. He subsequently forwarded this material to 3DBio Therapeutics, a regenerative medicine company based in Queens, New York.
The tissue sample was used by 3DBio to grow billions of cells, which were then mixed with collagen-based ink and injected into a specialized 3D bio-printer to produce a mirror replica of the patient’s healthy ear. According to reports, the entire procedure took less than ten minutes.
This fascinating stuff. I wonder if the same technology could be used to help some of our male representatives in congress to have actual spines…
Finally, a great use of technology. Miracles I tell you!! Make a note of it.