When a young man suffering from a limb paresis was in need of a device helping him perform activities, biomedical engineering student Eliza Wrobel came up with the idea of creating a custom fit 3D printed rehabilitation orthosis.
Following a 3D scan she had taken from a ceramic mold of the patient’s hand, Eliza used CAD software to design a light yet durable construction that would allow the patient to clench and rest his hand.
The final design composes of over 70 individual parts and was printed on the ZMorph 2.0 S hybrid 3D printer in ABS using different colours of filament. 3D printed pins were used to assemble the smaller components, while the orthosis’ main mechanism connects with latches that were also 3D printed.
The patients is now using the prototype of the 3D printed orthosis during physical activities. If you would like to get more details on how the special orthosis was made, you can head to ZMorph’s blog.
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