Chapter 809 No one can save
Jiang Donger's parents were stunned and said in unison: "You know?"
After deciding that their daughter would choose limb salvage surgery, the couple consulted a large amount of information and gained a basic understanding of various bone reconstruction materials.
Like many industries, the country has also formed a certain monopoly in the field of bone reconstruction and repair materials. For example, only one company in the country can produce porous tantalum materials commonly used in the international community.
As for bone cement, etc., the gap between Daxia and Berry Country is not just a tiny bit, but huge.
From product technology, to materials, to processes, Berry Country is far ahead in almost all aspects.
Daxia is not without its efforts, but to this day, Daxia’s orthopedic implants, repair materials, reconstruction materials, etc. still mostly use ordinary ultra-high polyethylene, titanium alloys, cobalt-chromium alloys, ceramics and other materials. There has been a trend to focus on improving product materials, which has led to our country still staying in the stage of promoting basic products.
But Berry Country, with its first-mover advantage, once again conducted independent research and development on product materials for its already leading orthopedic implants, and a large number of finished products emerged, such as Smith \u0026 Nephew’s patented material high cross-linked polyethylene, Zimmer’s Trabecular metal, Smith's titanium nitride surface materials, etc...
This also makes the couple full of respect for the country, which is an industry with high technical barriers, and even some reject domestic products.
For those who are financially well-off, price is not an issue that they need to pay too much attention to. They are willing to give the best to their only daughter, and Berry Country is indeed the dominant presence in the field of bone defects...
Originally, they had no trust in the so-called rubber artificial bones, but when they heard that their daughter actually knew them, they both showed surprised expressions.
"96 points in the World Championship? I remember it was reported in the news for a long time at the beginning of the year, and the Minister of Health even gave a speech to praise it. Is this the research and development result that helped Dr. Xu win the championship?" Father Jiang was shocked.
Jiang Donger corrected: "No. This can only be ranked fifth in the world. What helped Dr. Xu win the championship was the non-invasive plasma DNA testing technology, which scored full marks!"
Looking at the numerous daughters, Mother Jiang's eyes flashed with distress.
She grew up watching Jiang Donger. Her daughter has never been star-struck. Only in the past few years, she started talking about Dr. Xu. Who would have thought that the first time she met her idol would be such an occasion.
Mother Jiang turned her gaze back to Xu Qiu and asked, "Dr. Xu, is this material... safe?"
This is the issue that the couple is most concerned about.
Xu Qiu gave a definite answer: "It is the most advanced bone defect repair material currently on the market. Countries such as Berry Country have a great lead in the field of traditional artificial bone materials. Rubber artificial bone is more like overtaking in a corner. Using brand-new technology and materials, we have achieved transcendence in every aspect.
"Moreover, since it does not contain bone cement-like ingredients, it will not affect the speed of bone growth and can also enhance long-term stability..."
Jiang Donger's parents picked up the information on the table and read it carefully.
It records in detail all the information about the rubber artificial bone, as well as the licenses from the State Food and Drug Administration and the Medical Device Administration, as well as the consent form for clinical trials, safety assessment reports, etc.
When they saw the end, both of them were stunned.
The above shows: the cost of rubber artificial bone is 170,000.
"The cost of 170,000 yuan?!" Father Jiang said in disbelief.
The price of 3D printed tibia is as low as 50,000 to 60,000 yuan, and the highest price can reach hundreds of thousands, but better materials are only around 100,000 yuan.
But, that's just pricing.
As for the rubber artificial bone, the material cost alone is 170,000?
Even if you sell it for half a million, you won't make much money!
Xu Qiu explained: “This is the cost before commercialization. Currently, all rubber artificial bones are prepared by us in the laboratory, so the cost will be very high. When the corresponding materials have a production base in the later stage, they will drop a lot. "
If the cost is really this, plus the R\u0026D expenses of billions of dollars, it may not be able to make back the money for more than ten years.
Although it is free of funds from the Berry Country...
"How do you think about it?" Xu Qiu asked.
Jiang Donger's parents looked at each other and nodded.
Jiang Dong'er breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and said impatiently: "Doctor Xu, I'll leave it to you!"
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A few days later, Jiang Donger's surgery plan was finalized, and Lin Xie arrived with a 3D printed tibia made based on Jiang Donger's tibia data. As soon as he arrived, the patient's surgery began.
Of course, her surgery was not a one-time operation.
Jiang Donger has two tumors that need to be surgically removed. One is a primary osteosarcoma in the tibia of her left leg, and the other is a metastatic tumor in the upper lobe of her right lung.
Tumors in the lungs need to be controlled with osimertinib and neoadjuvant therapy, and can only be removed by surgery when the tumor shrinks to only half of its current size.
The left tibia area can't wait.
The purpose of this surgery is to remove a small portion of the bone and preserve as much of the limb as possible.
The current surgery only requires the reconstruction of one tibia, but if it continues to be delayed, when the osteosarcoma infiltrates the surrounding area, half or even the entire calf may need to be resected and reconstructed.
In this case, it is almost impossible to continue to save the limb.
Reconstructive bone can replace a piece of tibia, but it is far from possible to completely replace a large limb like the calf with current reconstruction and medical technology.
On the day of the operation, a boy infected with roundworms came to the clinical hospital and was transferred to the infectious department...
The director of the infectious department of the clinical hospital came to the observation room confidently. When he saw the transfer information provided by Jing'an People's Hospital, the smile on his face froze.
"Can this be saved?" There are a large number of roundworms accumulated in the liver, sigmoid colon and other parts. From the film, it is a dense collection of small dots, even laymen can feel nauseous and uncomfortable.
The young doctor from Jing'an People's Hospital nodded and said, "It is indeed impossible to save it."
"Then you transfer..." The director of the infectious department just finished saying this, and suddenly remembered something.
The young doctor from Jing'an City opposite him looked at him and then smiled.
"Director Xu!" The two said in unison.
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The operating room at this time.
Lin Xie stood beside the operating table as an assistant.
He has performed many surgeries, but he has only been an assistant for a few times. He didn't expect that after decades of dominating bone reconstruction, he would be an assistant again because of a young doctor...
Speaking of which, it's really nice to hug Xu Qiu's thigh!
Lin Xie controlled his facial muscles and tried not to be so happy.
Soon, the chief surgeon Xu Qiu stepped on the airtight door and entered the operating room.
All eyes were cast over.
The instrument nurse's eyes were sharp...After watching it for so many times, Dr. Xu's face was still so handsome, unlike the assistant next to him, who had already lost his hair in an M shape.
