Below-The-Knee Prosthetic
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| Description | Printable Prosthesis
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Motivation
- User: Leg amputee
- Cost benchmark: $125
- Laser-scan stump with Omega Tracer ([1]) or SplineScan
- Print custom socket with RepRap
- May require strengthening of printed material
Further reading
- http://openprosthetics.org/
- Robohand http://www.robohand.net/
- "Open Source Disability Gadgets"
- Gadgets
- RepRap forums: Wrex 3D Printed Prosthetic "Magic Arms"[2]
- 3D Print Board forums: "3D printing prostheses and robotic limbs"[3]
- Adafruit: "#maketheworld – High-tech 3-D printers allow R.I. hobbyists to create prosthetics overnight #3DThursday #3DPrinting"
- "the Open Hand Project": Indiegogo: "The Open Hand Project: A Low Cost Robotic Hand"; prosthetic knowledge: "The Open Hand Project"; Cory Doctorow: "Crowdfunding a 3D printed, open source hardware robotic/prosthetic hand", etc.
- "a larger, global collaboration called “Make the World: Prosthetics" -- "High-tech 3-D printers allow R.I. hobbyists to create prosthetics overnight"; "Make The World: Prosthetics Build Party"; "Announcing Adafruit’s Make The World: Prosthetics"; Adafruit: "#maketheworld – High-tech 3-D printers allow R.I. hobbyists to create prosthetics overnight #3DThursday #3DPrinting"
- "Dad Uses 3D Printer To Make His Son A Prosthetic Hand (VIDEO)"
- "Handie prosthetic hands can be made for <$400, using 3D printing and smartphones"
