AWARD YEAR
2015
CATEGORY
Body
GOALS
Good Health & Well-being
KEYWORDS
prosthetics, 3d printing, 3d scanning
COUNTRY
United States of America
DESIGNED BY
Scott Summit
WEBSITE
http://www.wired.com/2010/12/bespoke-designs-makes-beautiful-custom-prosthetic-legs/
3D Printed Prosthetic Leg
Bringing robust, affordable, customized, designer prosthetic limbs to anyone anywhere.
There may never exist the number of doctors capable of
creating a quality prosthetic limb to address the many
people in need worldwide. In poorer countries, people suffer
poorly designed and created legs, unable to access skilled
medical personnel. A leg that is 3D printed per person can be created in a way
that is high quality, relatively low cost, and respectful of the
user. Cloud-based software creates the leg, without the need
for a trained doctor. Since the front-end is software, the
solution may be deployed world-wide, independent of
location or country.