A woman receives the first 3D-printed ear transplant made of her living cells. 3DBio Therapeutics has called this transplant a “groundbreaking reconstructive procedure.” The reconstruction is one of the first clinical trials for the implant called AuriNovo. This implant is specifically for patients with microtia, a rare congenital ailment where the outer ear is either underdeveloped or doesn’t exist at all.

 

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