beautiful work, very interesting, I have been following you for some time (from Switzerland), my name is Hervé Schmidt and I work in an orthopedics in Lugano
Wow! This is a wonderful video! I am working on a below knee prosthesis for a child in Nicaragua and I was very confused about how to make a socket. By looking at this video, I realized that I can make a personal socket with such low cost. I have some questions for you if you don't mind answering them. 1. Did you scan the amputee's leg right away with your iphone or did you have to go through other steps such as making a plastic mold? 2. When making the socket, how do you consider the padding and the gap between the leg and the socket? 3. After making the socket, does it go right on to the leg without anything between? I am not that experienced, so these might be dumb questions. Thank you for this video! I really appreciate it.
Hello, the only advice that I can give is to work with a local prosthetic professional in that area. For the safety of the person using it, a professional should always be directly involved.
I use the same 3D printer (Artillery) I wanted to ask you what type of filament you use to make the final socket of the prosthesis PETG seems too fragile to me
Hi there!! Did you try making a final socket on 3d printed petg or any other filament? If yes, how well it ressist? Ive seen some pc sockets that broke during tests, or lasted barely till finish the tests... Great job!!
Thank you for the comments. We do not attempt to make final sockets with filament 3D printing. The longest use case we plan for would be probably 3-6 months, and there are nylons, polycarbonates, polypropylenes, and copoly that can all handle that if properly design and printed.
Hello Deric, I have a question that I was curious about but could not find the answer to. How do you attach the adapter that will connect the socket and the prosthesis? I could not access the discord link.
Hi, this is intended to be a test socket that is used the same way a prosthetist would use a thermoformed test socket. The connector would bond on with epoxy the same way a thermoformed test socket works.
@@limbandlattice6487 Hi! Im getting inspired with your videos. I was also wondering about the precision with this iphone scanner... how do you compare this method vs an actual 3D laser scanner in precision?
The ScandyPro will inflate a positive model scan by about 1mm at all points, and will deflate a negative model scan by about 1mm at all points. It’s about a 3 sock ply change to the fit of a socket. CombScan has improved their scanner accuracy in the iPhone with post-scan adjustments that make it very accurate now.
beautiful work, very interesting, I have been following you for some time (from Switzerland), my name is Hervé Schmidt and I work in an orthopedics in Lugano
Thanks for the video
You're welcome, happy to help others learn something that I enjoy so much.
Wow! This is a wonderful video! I am working on a below knee prosthesis for a child in Nicaragua and I was very confused about how to make a socket. By looking at this video, I realized that I can make a personal socket with such low cost. I have some questions for you if you don't mind answering them.
1. Did you scan the amputee's leg right away with your iphone or did you have to go through other steps such as making a plastic mold?
2. When making the socket, how do you consider the padding and the gap between the leg and the socket?
3. After making the socket, does it go right on to the leg without anything between?
I am not that experienced, so these might be dumb questions. Thank you for this video! I really appreciate it.
Hello, the only advice that I can give is to work with a local prosthetic professional in that area. For the safety of the person using it, a professional should always be directly involved.
I use the same 3D printer (Artillery) I wanted to ask you what type of filament you use to make the final socket of the prosthesis PETG seems too fragile to me
I use traditional laminated final sockets, not 3D printed
Hi, how can I mail or reach out to you? Thanks in advance, Jeff
Hi there!!
Did you try making a final socket on 3d printed petg or any other filament? If yes, how well it ressist? Ive seen some pc sockets that broke during tests, or lasted barely till finish the tests...
Great job!!
Thank you for the comments. We do not attempt to make final sockets with filament 3D printing. The longest use case we plan for would be probably 3-6 months, and there are nylons, polycarbonates, polypropylenes, and copoly that can all handle that if properly design and printed.
@@limbandlattice6487 Thanks!! I was hoping someone to find out a valid 3d printed alternatives to old sockets...
Hello Deric, I have a question that I was curious about but could not find the answer to. How do you attach the adapter that will connect the socket and the prosthesis? I could not access the discord link.
Hi, this is intended to be a test socket that is used the same way a prosthetist would use a thermoformed test socket. The connector would bond on with epoxy the same way a thermoformed test socket works.
Hi if i may ask what kind of scanner do you use? if you don't mind sharing
I use the ScandyPro iPhone scanner
@@limbandlattice6487 Hi! Im getting inspired with your videos. I was also wondering about the precision with this iphone scanner... how do you compare this method vs an actual 3D laser scanner in precision?
The ScandyPro will inflate a positive model scan by about 1mm at all points, and will deflate a negative model scan by about 1mm at all points. It’s about a 3 sock ply change to the fit of a socket. CombScan has improved their scanner accuracy in the iPhone with post-scan adjustments that make it very accurate now.
Hello Derick How to join the discord group
discord.gg/FfP3cNc8