3D Printing Prosthetics: Precise, Customizable and Affordable

3D Printing or Additive Manufacturing is making great strides in the medical field. However there has been no greater impact from the “3D home printing community” in the medical field as there has been with prosthetics. There are already several examples of so called novices taking to the CAD software and designing a 3D printed prosthetic at a fraction of the cost of established prosthetics. The problem at the moment is that they are not very appealing to look at. They resemble something that was designed by child.

All that is beginning to change. The field of 3D printed prosthetics is now being addressed by engineers that have a firm grasp on design principles and esthetics. A company by the name of Exo-Prosthetic claims to have streamlined the manufacturing process. And the result is a precise, customizable, affordable and most of all appealing prosthetic. The beauty lies in the appearance but the strength come from the titanium construction.

3D metal printing is on the forefront of the 3D innovation. Future development in metal printing will ensure more affordable and beautiful prosthetics in the future.

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Dr Jenny Carrero has an extensive technical background. She received her PHD in Biophyisics from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana where she worked with lasers, spectrometers, confocal microscopes etc. She is an authority on 3D printing for industrial and consumer use in Puerto Rico.