The first clinical trial of its kind was conducted by 3DBio Therapeutics. (Pixabay/Representational photo)
a 20 year old woman in United States of america He has become the first person to have successful ear implants with 3D printed technology.
According to new York Times, the first clinical trial of its kind was conducted by 3DBio Therapeutics – a regenerative medicine company that manufactured ear implants for the patient made from his or her living cells. The pioneering procedure is expected to be used to treat people with microtia, a rare congenital condition in which one or both of the outer ears are absent or incompletely formed.
The transplant was performed on 20-year-old Alexa Mexico Who was born with a small and ugly right ear. 3DBio Therapeutics explained that the ear was designed to emulate a woman’s other ear and will continue to regrow cartilage, making it look and feel similar to a natural ear.
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The company further said that the 3D bio-printed living tissue ear implant was manufactured using AuriNovo, a “groundbreaking” investigational combination product, to reconstruct the outer ear in patients with microtia. According to media outlets, the procedure was led by Dr. Arturo Bonilla, an ear reconstruction surgeon and Microtia-Congenital Ear Deformity Institute in San Antonio, Texas.
Following the successful transplant, Dr Bonilla said, “As a physician who has treated thousands of children across the country and the world with microtia, I am inspired by what this technology can mean for microtia patients and their families. This study will allow us to investigate the safety and aesthetic properties of this new procedure to reconstruct the ear using the patient’s own cartilage cells.”
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According to new York TimesDr Bonilla said the approach could replace existing techniques for reconstruction of the outer ear that involve taking cartilage from patients’ ribs, a more invasive procedure, or the use of porous polyethylene (PPE) implants, with the new implant idea being used. The ears are reconstructed. to be more flexible. He also said that he hopes such a procedure will help develop “confidence” and “self-esteem” of microtia patients.
Separately, 3DBio’s chief executive, Dr. Daniel Cohen, described the real-world application of the technology as a “truly historic moment”. He said he hopes clinical trials may have potential beyond microtia.