Profile

roeldeden

Activities

The Printhesis - cheap, lightweight and comfortable 3D-printed prosthetics

When Lianne Scheepers lost her arm due to bone cancer normal tasks became difficult for her. Her favourite activity was to create jewellery from metal wire and bedes. The prosthesis that she got had a socket made from fibreglass and had titanium parts and was attached to her body with large bands around her shoulders. This prosthesis cost about 8000 euros and takes 6 months to make because the production process is so labour intensive. In the end she never used her prosthesis because it seemed to be to heavy and uncomfortable.

Close en
Close