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Korea: Researchers Unlock the Potential of 3D Printed Casts for Mallet Fingers
Korean researchers are examining better ways to customize casts for patients with bone fractures and other issues in ‘Mallet Finger Lattice Casts Using 3D Printing.’ Here, the team offers a…
3D Printed Splints & Braces: Just As Effective & Comfortable, Cheaper & Faster to Make
University of Nebraska researcher James Pierce has delved further into the potential for 3D printed assistive devices in ‘Efficacy of Assistive Devices Produced with Additive Manufacturing.’ He begins by stating…
Researchers Take Patient Heat Sensitivity Into Account When Developing 3D Printable Orthopedic Cast
Traditional plaster casts for broken bones are not much fun at all, unless you’re a kid and can ask all of your friends to sign it in a rainbow of…
3D Printed Colorful, Water-Safe ActivArmor Casts Will Be Available Nationwide in 2017
We’ve seen 3D scanning and 3D printing used in the medical field as a way to make life easier on injured patients, like this custom sleep mask designed for a…
BOOMcast: 3D Printed Disco Leg Cast Includes Music and Mood Lighting
It was a bit traumatic when Dr. Mike North broke his fibula. North, a TV host for Outrageous Acts of Science with a taxing travel schedule, was less than pleased…
Founder of Bespoke Innovations Fashions Open Structure for 3D Printed Arm Cast, Applied in Seconds
Most of us have been exposed to the world of orthopedics in one way or another–and it’s not a place any of us usually want to be. As the mother…
Exovite Aims to Heal Your Broken Bone Faster with 3D Printing
Breaking a bone is both painful and debilitating, but more than that, it brings with it a long period of healing and recovery – but fear not. A Spanish firm…
WASP Teams With Rizzoli Institute to Make 3D Printed Conductive Casts & Cranial Implants
3D printing and medicine are converging at a rapid pace. It seems as though it was just a few years ago that any mention of the two together would have…
Russian Company Looks to Bring 3D Printed Casts to Market
When it comes to medical uses for 3D printing, over the past couple years, the world has been introduced to a plethora of them. We’ve seen 3D printing used to…
3Doodler Isn’t Just for Play: London Designer 3Doodles an Exoskeleton to Protect Healing Hand
Artists see the world differently than most people; that’s a given. Where most people would look up at the night sky and just see black and some pinpoint stars, Vincent…
#Casts – 3D Printed Casts Which can be Signed via Twitter & Facebook
As a teenager, when the boy who sat in front of me in class came in sporting a broken arm, I remember being heartbroken, ballpoint pen poised in midair, when…
