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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...
- These Beautiful Customized 3D-Printed Prosthetic Legs Are Made to Be Seen Thu, 13 Jun 13, 2:30amUnlike the one-size-fits-all mentality that is dominant in the medical device manufacturing industry, the company uses image-based 3D scanning technology to capture the shape of the sound leg and adjust the prosthetic one...
- Japanese Loggerhead Turtle Swims Again With Prosthetic Flippers After Shark Attack Wed, 20 Feb 13, 4:00amA 25-year-old loggerhead turtle that lost her fins to a shark attack received a new pair of prosthetic limbs on Tuesday. Scientists at the Suma Aqualife Park in Kobe, Japan, designed the new limbs using the latest developments...