a young 12 year old kid was around war in his home town. the bomb was about to go off and he decided to wrap his arms around a tree. the tree protected his body but his arms were blown off. he started to life a very hard life. a doctor named Mick Ebeling decided to help. he didn't know exactly what to do. he decided to get experts to help him with this. he even got Van As( one of the first to use a 3-D printer for body parts ). together each expert decided to make a 3-D printed arm. the first step was to make the 3-D files for the arm. the second step: Soften orthoplastic in hot water, then wrap it around the patient's limb to mold the custom-fitted, medical-grade, breathable plastic that will anchor the printed components. the 3rd step: Attach the hand and the gauntlet, and thread the cabling through each digit, running it back to an attachment point behind the patient's wrist or elbow. The motion of the wrist (up and down) or elbow (side to side) then pulls on the cabling and draws the fingers to a close. In short, the cables tense and release around a pivot point. after all the steps they had to test the arm. it worked. there were still a few little things that were hard for him but it still worked. this saved the young kids life.
this story is really cool. I cant imagine what the kid had to go through. I feel like all of this would hurt him. it was probably worth it in the end.
what do you think about this story? do you think that they could off used something else? if yes what do you think they should of used?
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That's incredible! It's great that he survived the bomb and amazing the he is getting the help he needs especially in a troubling country like Sudan. It's a bit odd that they used a 3-D printed arm instead of an official artificial arm but then again maybe the technology is stronger than I think and maybe cheaper.
ya and it is kinda cheaper but kinda not. there both kind of the same
I'm glad the doctor helped him. maybe more people will start using printed body parts in the future
ive read other stories on 3-D printing and the Van As man that I mentioned above was actually one of the first people to use a 3-D printer for body parts. he helped and young kid and it turned out to be very successful. I think that they will use the 3-D printer a lot more in the near future
He could have just gotten prosthetic arms. It is an amazing story, and I'm very happy for the kid. Life would get almost impossible if you didn't have any arms, or anything to act as an arm. I'm happy that a professional decided to step in and help the kid out.
the prosthetic arms were more expensive and it has a longer process. and it can sometimes hurt
This guy is very lucky to still be alive! It is amazing. I couldn't imagine living with no arms. It's great that someone is helping him by giving him a replacement arm. It will never be as good as the one he had, but it will make life a lot easier. It's so cool how technology has changed and that we can create a 3-D arm for someone!
ya. I think that our technology is going to get better and better. pretty soon It will be really easy to help people will things like this
I think this a great idea to do this could spark something new to happen at amputees and make their lives better in the future due to the help of 3D printers.
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