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euronews hi-tech – Printed prosthetics
http://www.euronews.com/ Traditionally, amputees have been offered one-size-fits-all prosthetics – functional but not particularly attractive. Now technology is blurring the line between medical devices and sculpture.
US designer Scott Summit is using a 3D printer to create a customised type of cover for a prosthetic leg.
He said: “I was always amazed it (the prosthetic) never looked like the sculpture I thought it should. They looked very utilitarian, like they came from engineers. They solved the mechanical function very well but they didn’t really address the human part of the equation. And I thought that perhaps this is where design really wants to come in and change things, make things so that you see it first thing in the morning and you get excited because you can’t wait to show it to the world.”
The person’s existing leg is scanned and the shape of the prosthetic cover is created. It can be customised with different materials – leather, chrome, heavy-duty plastic – some people even choose patterns, snakeskin or a tattoo.
Once the 3D computer scan is complete, the printing begins, building up very thin cross sectional slices until the final piece is complete.
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@stanfieldjeanty9204
February 15, 2024 at 4:22 pm
A link to where they can be ordered would really be helpful.
@sixpack4699
February 15, 2024 at 4:22 pm
Hola..Quisiera saber cual puede ser el costo para una ortesis transtribial… Gracias.
@TELEVISIBLE
February 15, 2024 at 4:22 pm
I feel great watching this kind of tech
@ishfaqshah10
February 15, 2024 at 4:22 pm
Just joking
@ishfaqshah10
February 15, 2024 at 4:22 pm
Spell luna backwards (French voice)
@ishfaqshah10
February 15, 2024 at 4:22 pm
Lol
@ishfaqshah10
February 15, 2024 at 4:22 pm
They need to hire me there to represent the company and give me free parts……….im not gay or bi sexual but i know that's what company's look for these days lol. ………don't discriminate against me because i don't have stretch marks on my lips or a split between my cheeks
@ishfaqshah10
February 15, 2024 at 4:22 pm
I want a cover
@blindekillen
February 15, 2024 at 4:22 pm
😀
@blindekillen
February 15, 2024 at 4:22 pm
Wow.. You're crazy man! 😀
@blindekillen
February 15, 2024 at 4:22 pm
Haha, well, science is just a tool to figure out how the world works and then mostly use this knowledge to our advantage. You can't blame an abstract concept like that for anything really. It was humans who built and dropped that bomb on other people.
@blindekillen
February 15, 2024 at 4:22 pm
Science.. it's just awesome. 🙂
@vgotnofingers
February 15, 2024 at 4:22 pm
cheers