As one of my correspondents said. 'I wonder if this would work for splints and AFO for stroke?'
We should then not need to wait years for a new AFO because insurance will only pay for one every 3-5 years.
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Forget the Uncomfortable Plaster
Cast, Here Comes the 3D Printed Cast!
The
Spanish start-up, Exovite,
established in October 2014, promises to revolutionize how we
experience the healing of a broken bone. The water-proof,
lightweight cast can be printed out in minutes using a software
approved by traumatologists. It was tried by more than 500 people,
including me. It's cheaper and more convenient than the
traditional method. Exovite is present in 15 medical facilities and
plan to expand into at least 35 more this year, mainly in Europe and
Latin-America. I asked Juan Monzón Fabregat, Exovite’s CEO about
the details.
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What does the process of
applying the cast look like?
Juan: "After diagnosing the patient, the traumatologist applies
various stickers around the broken bone to be able to configure the
size of the splint. The physician also uses circle stickers for holes
of electrodes, which help stimulate the muscles while wearing the cast
in order to mitigate muscle loss. Afterwards, the patient is positioned
correctly, scanned, the cast printed, applied and that’s it.
The scanner needs only one minute to create an image of the damaged
limb with less than a millimeter margin of error."
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