Unlimited Tomorrow, a maker of prosthetic arms, isdonating hundredsof replacement limbs to the war-torn country.
The victims will get access to their prosthetic limbs through 3D scanning, 3D modeling, and 3D printing.
“3D printing also allows us to decrease costs and remain nimble from a design perspective.
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We are not bound by expensive molds or traditional manufacturing techniques.”
3D printing also allows Unlimited Tomorrow to make its limbs anywhere in the world.
The company estimates that more than 10,000 prosthetic limbs are needed in Ukraine due to war injuries.
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“Making it that much faster and economical to get victims the help they so urgently need.”
The key to a personalized fit is perfecting the prosthesis’s socket to a person’s residual limb.
Unlimited Tomorrow then provides training resources for the bionic limb.
3D printing allows for organic designs tailored to individuals' anatomy and produced locally or regionally.
Typically, sizes for prosthetics are Small, Medium, or Large.
Prior to using 3D printing, most prosthetic fingers were made using injection molding, Manchanda said.
The 3D-printed limbs also allow more customization options.
In the future, getting a 3D-printed limb could take hours rather than weeks or months.
“That time for print-to-patient will compress even more in the next few years,” he added.
