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Embodiment and regenerative implants: a proposal for entanglement.

Manon van Daal¹, Anne-Floor J de Kanter², Karin R Jongsma²

¹Department of Bioethics and Health Humanities, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. m.vandaal@umcutrecht.nl.

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Summary

Regenerative implants integrate with the body, offering new therapeutic possibilities. This study introduces

Keywords:

Embodiment Entanglement Implants Incorporation Lived experience Phenomenology Regenerative medicine

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Area of Science:

Regenerative Medicine
Biomedical Engineering
Phenomenology

Background:

Regenerative Medicine aims to restore tissue and organ function.
Regenerative implants are designed to integrate and be replaced by living tissue.
Existing literature on embodiment offers limited insight into deeply integrated regenerative implants.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the embodied experience of recipients of regenerative implants.
To apply phenomenological insights to understand human-regenerative implant interactions.
To propose a new conceptual framework for understanding these intimate human-technology relationships.

Main Methods:

Phenomenological approach.
Literature review of embodiment, illness, and existing implants/transplants.
Application of existing theories to future regenerative implant scenarios.

Main Results:

Current phenomenological concepts are insufficient for understanding regenerative implants.
Regenerative implants create a unique, deeply integrated human-technology relationship.
The concept of 'entanglement' is proposed to describe this inseparability.

Conclusions:

Regenerative implants necessitate new theoretical frameworks beyond current embodiment theories.
'Entanglement' captures the complex, inseparable relationship between recipients and these advanced technologies.
Further empirical research is needed as regenerative implant use becomes more widespread.