When retired pipe fitter Howard Kamarata had a miter saw accident in his woodshop, he lost three of his fingers and was left with only a pinkie and a thumb. Thankfully, that was all he lost but, to so…
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3D Pediatrics Wants to Use 3D Printing to Make Dozens of Medical Devices for Children
Entrepreneurial manuals tell you to look around for a need that should be addressed and find a way to address it. 3D printing has given many entrepreneurs the tools to answer a wider set of needs than…
Iran Works to Develop its Own Medical 3D Printing Technology
It is said that 3D printing is having a huge impact in the medical field. By converting a patient’s CT scans into 3D models, it’s possible for doctors to create patient-specific implants …
Robohand Enables One and Many with 3D Printer Farm
After announcing the development of a 3D printed prosthetic leg, Robohand continues to expand its activities. Most recently, the affordable 3D printed prostheses initiative has launched a 3D printing…
Trabecular 3D Printed Titanium Cranial Implant Performed in Argentina
3D printed cranial implants are not new, and the approval process has been a long one. Back in 2013 a cranial implant made news when the FDA approved the surgery on a US patient with an opaque materi…
3DPI.TV – Cyborg Beast: A $50 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand
Jose Delgado Jr. has long been familiar with prosthetics since he was born missing a severe amount of his left hand. One of his most recent models, a myoelectric prosthesis, cost thousands of dollars …
Robohand Takes Big 3D Printed Step Forward
More than a year ago, Richard Van As and Ivan Owen embarked on a journey that would evolve to help the lives of a growing number of people. Robohand has provided people with an affordable, customiza…
E-nabling Six Year Old Keegen Bair to Feel a Bit Like Luke Skywalker
The idea that a 50 euro 3D printed hand could be comparable with ones that cost thousands is just so powerful as Malia Spencer, reporter from the Portland Business Journal, found out for herself when …
It’s Not Even Fair: At $50, 3D Printed Cyborg Beast Trumps $40,000 Counterpart!
Often on this site (and other forums for 3D printing news) the focus lies solely on 3D printing (with good reason, it’s all in the name), but this story, while not digressing very far, presents a very…
3DPI.TV – Natasha Designed Her Own 3D Printed Replacement Leg
24-year-old Natasha Hope-Simpson was the victim of a hit-and-run that left her pinned between two vehicles last November. The result of the incident was that Ms. Hope-Simpson tragically lost one of he…