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Coverage dated June 1, 2022

Surgeons transplant 3D ear made of living cells

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A US medical team said Thursday they had reconstructed a human ear using the patient's own tissue to create a 3D bioimplant, a pioneering procedure they hope can be used to treat people with a rare birth defect.

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  1. MedicalXpress

    Surgeons transplant 3D ear made of living cells (opens MedicalXpress)

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    A US medical team said Thursday they had reconstructed a human ear using the patient's own tissue to create a 3D bioimplant, a pioneering procedure they hope can be used to treat people with a rare birth defect.

  2. CBS News

    Woman gets 3D printed ear transplant made of her own cells (opens CBS News)

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    The "groundbreaking" procedure appears to be the first 3D-printed implant made of living tissues.

  3. Hot Air

    Doctors transplant 3-D printed ear made from human cells (opens Hot Air)

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    A 20-year-old woman who was born with a small and misshapen right ear has received a 3-D printed ear implant made from her own cells, the manufacturer announced on Thursday. Independent experts said t...

  4. New York Times

    Doctors Transplant 3-D Printed Ear Made of Human Cells (opens New York Times)

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    3DBio Therapeutics, a biotech company in Queens, said it had for the first time used 3-D printing to make a body part with a patient’s own cells.

  5. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Woman Receives 3-D Printed Ear Transplant Made of Human Cells (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    THURSDAY, June 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A 3-D printed ear made with the patient's own cells has been transplanted onto a 20-year-old woman, the company that made the ear

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