It uses 3D-printing technology to effectively replace the ossicles – smallest bones in the body – that make up the middle ear.
The minister urged donors and development partners, especially the business community, to support the innovation which he described as “South Africa’s scientific breakthrough”. Tshifularo, who is head of the department of Otorhinolaryngology at UP, said this innovation poses less risk than others.
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