Projects, prototypes, and designs for Prosthetics
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open source Prosthetics
Companies like STEEPER and Open Bionics with Deus Ex are leading the way with open source Prosthetic 3D files. I intend to build awesome Prosthetic arms for the disabled giving them uniquely personalized functional arms. The new tech in these arms will provide a service for the disabled never offered before. Projects, prototypes, and designs for customizable Prosthetic arms will be built with a 3D printer and offer a large variety of colors and accessories.
Who needs Prosthetics ?
This product has a unique customer base people who are missing an arm. With the ongoing Wars in the Middle East and the use of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) has led to 80% of all Wounded Warrior having a loss of limb 50% of that is upper body. The CDC estimates that 4 in 10,000 babies born in the United States with missing or deformed limbs. National Center for Health Statistics The ratio of upper-limb to lower-limb injuries requiring amputation is approximately 1:4, respectively. There are approximately 61,000 partial hand removals in the U.S. each year. The most common is a "partial-hand amputation" with a loss of one or more fingers. The next common amputation is loss of one arm, with about 25,000 per year. About 350,000 people have experienced an amputation procedure in the U.S. – 30% of them are in the upper body, 10% of upper body amputations are of the wrist and hand. 60% of the total wrist and hand amputations are transradial, meaning that the amputation occurs below the elbow. In the United States, there are 41,000 registered persons who had an amputation of a hand or complete arm .
Prosthetic accessories
Prosthetic accessories can be anything Bluetooth capable from speakers to phones and cameras. Using a 3D printer to build customizable Prosthetic arms off an open source base platform that Enhance productivity and production. All prosthetics will have a battery, USB port for charging and sync to your phone. The battery is capable of running any accessory options and upgrades, like Bluetooth speakers, camera, watch, flashlight, laser pointer, all of which can be made into the arm. Patients can even make a custom request for what they might want on or in their Prosthetic arms. This product will enhance the lives of disabled by giving them quite literally a hand integrated with technology. To help those with who have lost a hand or arm back to some level of normality with a cool accessory to show off that helps with day to day work.
