{"id":58008,"date":"2018-09-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richardvanhooijdonk.com\/blog\/3d-printed-prosthetics-dont-have-to-cost-an-arm-and-a-leg-to-put-a-smile-on-peoples-faces\/"},"modified":"2021-07-12T13:06:27","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T11:06:27","slug":"3d-printed-prosthetics-dont-have-to-cost-an-arm-and-a-leg-to-put-a-smile-on-peoples-faces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richardvanhooijdonk.com\/en\/3d-printed-prosthetics-dont-have-to-cost-an-arm-and-a-leg-to-put-a-smile-on-peoples-faces\/","title":{"rendered":"3D-printed prosthetics don\u2019t have to cost an arm and a leg to put a smile on people\u2019s faces"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"bold-list\">\n<li>The e-NABLE project and the Good Samaritan from Zenica<\/li>\n<li>UK students develop a cheap robotic hand<\/li>\n<li>What does the future of 3D printing look like?<\/li>\n<li>Regaining independence and dignity shouldn\u2019t be only for the privileged fe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Around 30 million people worldwide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2017\/feb\/19\/3d-printed-prosthetic-limbs-revolution-in-medicine\">live<\/a> with missing limbs. Many of them are unable to do things we take for granted, such as walking to a grocery store, driving a car, or even feeding themselves. Only 20 per cent are lucky enough to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2017\/feb\/19\/3d-printed-prosthetic-limbs-revolution-in-medicine\">have<\/a> access to prosthetics, whether because of their high costs, the distance to a hospital, or the simple unavailability of prostheses. However, new developments in 3D printing technology are set to make a significant difference in the lives of these people, even if the prosthetics aren\u2019t as high-tech as some of the latest robotic versions we\u2019ve written about before.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"3D-printed prosthetics don\u2019t have to cost an arm and a leg to put a smile on people\u2019s faces\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tRTHHqpLhjE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Advanced <a href=\"https:\/\/richardvanhooijdonk.com\/en\/keynote\/the-future-of-healthcare\/\">robotic prosthetics<\/a> can <a href=\"https:\/\/eandt.theiet.org\/content\/articles\/2018\/03\/3d-printed-robotic-prosthetic-hand-promises-low-cost-alternative-for-amputees\/\">cost<\/a> up to \u00a360,000, and for people without health insurance, this level of medical care is sadly out of reach. But thanks to new developments in 3D printing tech, a prosthetic limb doesn\u2019t have to cost more than a few hundred dollars. Indeed, the potential applications for 3D printing in healthcare are exciting, and while experts around the world are working on next-gen, high-tech robotic prosthetics, many people &#8211; for instance, from the war-torn regions of Africa, the Middle East, and Bosnia &#8211; would be thrilled even with the most basic of prosthetics.<\/p>\n<h2>The e-NABLE project and the Good Samaritan from Zenica<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWhen his father saw him after the accident, he cried for two days,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/balkans.aljazeera.net\/vijesti\/kako-je-pomocu-3d-printera-ibrahimu-vraceno-pola-glave\">says<\/a> the mother of the 24-year old Ibrahim Lu\u017ei\u0107 as she proudly looks at her son. But after doctors and engineers from Zenica, Bosnia, used a 3D-printed prosthetic implant for facial reconstruction, he\u2019s now an ordinary-looking man, and only two years after a fall at a construction site, his life is back to normal. Grateful for his own results, Ibrahim asked the engineer Denis Spahi\u0107 if he could also help his seven-year-old niece Adna Ali\u0107ehaji\u0107, who was born without a forearm.<\/p>\n<p>Spahi\u0107\u2019s team, based at the University of Zenica\u2019s iDEALab centre, wasted no time finding a solution. With the help of the global e-NABLE project, in which thousands of 3D printing experts share schematics of prosthetic limbs, Spahi\u0107 managed to gather the initial data he needed. Then his team got to work to adjust the measurements, run tests, and solve technical problems. Once two prosthetic forearms were produced, one for Adna and one for another seven-year-old girl, Iris Badry, the team painted them to look like toys. And when the girls got their new presents, the smiles on their faces and the tears in their parents\u2019 eyes assured Spahi\u0107\u2019s team that they had succeeded once again.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30391\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30391\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30391 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.richardvanhooijdonk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/05\/printed-prostheticsk.jpg\" alt=\"Three kids and a man in the street\" width=\"800\" height=\"427\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With the help of the global e-NABLE project, in which thousands of 3D printing experts share schematics of prosthetic limbs, Spahi\u0107 managed to gather the initial data he needed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This small team of students led by Spahi\u0107 is pioneering medical 3D printing in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As he tells <em>Richardvanhooijdonk.com<\/em>, \u201cThe application of 3D printing in medicine is directly related to the type of 3D printer, software, and the employees\u2019 expertise \u2026 these models can be used to plan surgeries, or to create implants.\u201d And as this country, like many others, lacks experts in this field, he hopes the EU-financed iDEALab centre will motivate more young people to start studying 3D printing technology.<\/p>\n<h2>UK students develop a cheap robotic hand<\/h2>\n<p>Not only in Zenica, but all across the globe, inspired students are working on solutions to help underprivileged people. One of them is Alex Agboola-Dobson and his team of four at the University of Manchester. For their final-year project, these master\u2019s students combined their knowledge of 3D printing, software, mechanics, and electrical engineering to create a 3D-printed robotic hand. Its mobile fingers can grab a cup of coffee, hold a phone, open a door, and even type on a keyboard. And while the prices of existing robotic hands are usually astonishingly high, the model built by these students costs only \u00a3307, proving that the only limit to the myriad of options for 3D printing tech in healthcare is the ingenuity of the researchers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30393\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30393 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.richardvanhooijdonk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/05\/3D-printing-prosthetic-limbsnmm.jpg\" alt=\"A man and a girl with a prosthetic arm\" width=\"800\" height=\"317\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not only in Zenica, but all across the globe, inspired students are working on solutions to help underprivileged people<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What does the future of 3D printing look like?<\/h2>\n<p>The range of existing 3D-printed medical devices is much more extensive than you might think. Surgical instruments, skull fragments, layers of skin, shells for hearing aids, hip joints, dental crowns, prosthetic limbs, and many other 3D-printed objects are already widely used. And fuelled by innovations, the global \u201c3D printing healthcare market is expected to reach $2.3 billion by 2020\u201d, an Allied Market Research report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliedmarketresearch.com\/3d-printing-healthcare-market\">claims<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"How 3-D-Printed Prosthetic Hands Are Changing These Kids\u2019 Lives | Short Film Showcase\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cl8ijPGEKO8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Spahi\u0107 is optimistic about the possibilities of 3D printing and is convinced that mind-controlled prosthetics are the future. Although challenging, it\u2019s certainly not impossible, and researchers led by Aldo Faisal at Imperial College London are already working in this direction. As Faisal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.co.uk\/article\/how-your-brain-will-control-the-next-generation-of-prosthetics\">explains<\/a>, \u201cWe\u2019re interested in understanding what algorithms the human brain uses to control movement, to make decisions. And of course, if we can reverse-engineer these algorithms, then the pathway to implementation is more straightforward.\u201d Now they&#8217;re busy translating them for 3D bioprinters, with the hopes of one day using the technique in real-life surgical procedures. And with the Medical University of Vienna 3D <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verdict.co.uk\/3d-printed-organs\/\">printing<\/a> a human placenta earlier this year, and the biotech company BIOLIFE4D aiming to print a human heart by 2019, even fully-functioning 3D-printed organs could be a reality sooner than we think.<\/p>\n<h2>Regaining independence and dignity shouldn\u2019t be only for the privileged few<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the best efforts of scientists and doctors across the globe, more than 20 million people worldwide still don\u2019t have access to prosthetic limbs. However, thanks to advances in 3D printing technology, the production of affordable prosthetic limbs is now becoming more feasible and the schematics for these devices can even be downloaded for free. As researchers in developed countries work on futuristic, high-tech 3D printing technologies, millions of disadvantaged people would be happy with even the most basic of options \u2013 a simple prosthetic limb to help them regain some independence and dignity. Thankfully, new developments in 3D printing tech are set to make a significant difference in the lives of these people, even if the prosthetics aren\u2019t high-tech.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The e-NABLE project and the Good Samaritan from Zenica UK students develop a cheap robotic hand What does the future of 3D printing look like? Regaining independence and dignity shouldn\u2019t be only for the privileged fe Around 30 million people worldwide live with missing limbs. 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