Students at Washington University in St. Louis have built a robotic prosthetic arm for thirteen-year-old Sydney Kendall. Kendall Gretsch, Henry Lather, and Kranti Peddada are seniors studying biomedical engineering in the School of Engineering and…
Australian dental company Oventus, together with CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization), have teamed up with 3D printing technology to create a 3D printed device that could possibly put an end to the suffering…
Established just this year, startup fashion house and retailer UNYQ is reimagining prosthetics as we know them. According to company co-founder Eythor Bender, UNYQ wants each prosthetic wearer to be able to design their own…
We have heard a lot about the work 3D printers have helped with when it comes to making alternative options to prosthetic limbs and hands. But how do these 3D printed prosthetics compare to the…
Osteoarthritis is among the most common joint disorders in the world today, with over 80 percent of those over the age of 75 suffering from it. It is also the second leading cause of disability…
Anyone who has ever broken a limb knows the difficulties that occur when wearing a cast. While necessary, the bulky plaster casts aren’t very patient friendly and can be a pain to wear. Casts are…
Students at a Boylan, Illinois high school are using 3D printing to change the world of nine-year-old Kylie Wicker, a third grader at Whitman Post Elementary in Rockton, Illinois. Kylie was born without fingers on…
3D printed knee implants are revolutionizing traditional knee replacement surgery, making knee replacement surgeries less painful and offering a faster recovery process. Dr. Wallace Huff at the Bluegrass Orthopaedics in Lexington has been using the…
3D bioprinting is showing great promise for the future of dental surgery. With the recent partnership between two Singaporean institutes, the National Dental Centre Singapore (NDCS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the focus has been…
UK-based company Brightwake has developed a new way of providing lifesaving blood to those who are in need of blood transfusions. Designed for those who don’t wish to have blood transfusions yet require them in…