Polymer-Based Additive Manufacturing for Orthotic and Prosthetic Devices: Industry Outlook in Canada.

ABSTRACT: The conventional manufacturing methods for fabricating orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) devices have been in practice for a very long time. Recently, O&P service providers have started exploring different advanced manufacturing techniques. The objective of this paper is to perform a mini review on recent progress in the use of polymer-based additive manufacturing (AM) for O&P devices and to gather insights from the O&P professionals on the current practices and technologies and on the prospect of using AM techniques in this field. In our study, first, scientific articles on AM for O&P devices were studied. Then, twenty-two (22) interviews were conducted with O&P professionals from Canada. The primary focus was on five key areas: cost, material, design and fabrication efficiency, structural st

SUBMITTER: Sakib-Uz-Zaman C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10057521 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature