Imprint: Transradial Prosthesis
A child who lives in mountainous region of Colombia fell victim to landmine. (link)
Problem
There were 3.6 million+ landmines deployed since the 1960s claimed a recorded 10k plus victims since 1990 alone. After Afghanistan, Colombia has the second-highest number of landmine casualties, with more than 11,500 people killed or injured by landmines since 1990 (reuters.com). The majority of these victims are children, and a large percentage survive as amputees, spared the mercy of death by the damaging nature of landmines. Unfortunately, the current prosthesis designed is expensive. The Simple Limb Initiative was developed to provide an open-source platform for participating in the ongoing research and development of low-cost prostheses prototypes.
I was given the task to make a below elbow prosthesis for children who has a transradial amputation.
Few of the many prototypes: I have created a prosthetic arm that was easy to produce and offers its users the ability to do the basic needs. This helped me eliminate misunderstandings and miscommunications during the development process.
3D printed custom made arm socket for specific amputees.
How it Works
The static terminal (hand) is used as an assistance device for the existing hand. The terminal device does simple tasks like holding bags, putting on clothing, and holding a pencil.
The project won first place in the 2014 Student Thermoform Competition held by Freetech Plastics and first place SPE (Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc) Annual Thermoforming Conference Parts Competition.
