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Injured sea turtle gets 3D printed jaw

5/23/2015

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Photos: BTech
The beak, made of medical-grade titanium, replaces the loggerhead turtle's jaws, half of which were sheared off in the accident, the turtle was injured by a boat's propeller and found nearly dead. The 45kg (99lb) creature was taken to the sea turtle Research, Rescue and Rehabilitation centre at Pamukkale University in Denizli, Turkey.

The rehabilitation centre contacted Turkish company BTech Innovation, known for custom-making medical prosthetics and implants for humans, to see if it could help. BTech used CT scans taken by vets to produce a design that fitted perfectly to the injury site and restored the turtle's ability to feed. The turtle, named Akut-3, is currently convalescing at the recovery centre to ensure that it has adapted to its metal jaw.  If the prosthetic is not rejected by the turtle, the animal will be returned to the sea shortly.

Source: bbc.com


El pico, esta hecho de titanio médico, reemplaza mandíbulas de la tortuga boba, la mitad de la cual fue removida en el accidente, la tortuga fue herida por la hélice de un barco y la encontraron casi muerto. La criatura de 45 kg (99 libras) fue llevada al Centro de investigación, rescate y rehabilitación en en la Universidad de Pamukkale en Denizli, Turquía.

El centro de rehabilitación se puso en contacto con la empresa turca BTech Innovation, conocido por hacer prótesis e implantes médicos para los seres humanos, para ver si podía ayudar. BTech usó tomografías tomadas por los veterinarios para producir un diseño que se ajustaba perfectamente a la zona de la lesión y restauró la capacidad de la tortuga para alimentarse. La tortuga, llamada Akut-3, está convaleciente en el centro de recuperación para asegurarse de que se ha adaptado a la mandíbula de metal. Si la prótesis no es rechazada por la tortuga, el animal será devuelto al mar en breve.

Fuente: bbc.com
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