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- MIT’s FitSocket 3D prints comfortable and affordable prosthetic limbs Wed, 31 Dec 14, 2:00amAs if losing a limb wasn't hard enough for a person, often the task of finding, fitting and affording a prosthetic limb can be almost as excruciating. Enter MIT's FitSocket technology, which uses 3D scanning, 3D printing,...
- 3D printing can create more comfortable and affordable prosthetic limbs Wed, 31 Dec 14, 2:00amAs if losing a limb wasn't hard enough for a person, often the task of finding, fitting and affording a prosthetic limb can be almost as excruciating. With FitSocket, a technology developed by MIT, a better fit is possible...
- 3D-printed prosthetic legs allow Derby the dog to run for the first time Thu, 18 Dec 14, 4:40amThe popularity of 3D printing has exploded in recent years, and one of the most innovative uses for this technology has been that of prosthetics—for people and animals alike...