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The Limb Deficiency Disorders (LDD) is a group of congenital anomalies with significant hypoplasi... more The Limb Deficiency Disorders (LDD) is a group of congenital anomalies with significant hypoplasia or aplasia of one or more bones of the limb 1 that occur in 1 in 1300 to 2000 births 2. Initial upper limb prosthetic fitting is recommended according to the psicomotor development of the child, namely when the child is able to sit independently. This procedure is intended to stimulate bimanual activities and body symmetry, as well as to improve the acceptability of more complex prosthetic hand devices in the future. However, there is a need in personalized prosthetic hands for children of such a young age. The objective of this work is to design and develop a cosmetic prosthesis device for a two-year-old child with a congenital malformation of the right upper limb. This task is performed with computer-integrated design approach. The selected technologies are Tridimensional Scanning (3D SCAN), Computed tomography (CT), Computer aided design (CAD) and Addictive Manufacturing (AM). Furthermore, a novel methodology was established to apply to the design of prosthetics to children with this kind of disabilities. In this way, the approach achieved throughout this case study may also be applied to people of other ages. Last objective of this work is to sum up the state of the art of body-powered hand prostheses, fabricated through additive manufacturing. After this, a draft of a body-powered solution was suggested to the child of this case study.
The Limb Deficiency Disorders (LDD) is a group of congenital anomalies with significant hypoplasi... more The Limb Deficiency Disorders (LDD) is a group of congenital anomalies with significant hypoplasia or aplasia of one or more bones of the limb 1 that occur in 1 in 1300 to 2000 births 2. Initial upper limb prosthetic fitting is recommended according to the psicomotor development of the child, namely when the child is able to sit independently. This procedure is intended to stimulate bimanual activities and body symmetry, as well as to improve the acceptability of more complex prosthetic hand devices in the future. However, there is a need in personalized prosthetic hands for children of such a young age. The objective of this work is to design and develop a cosmetic prosthesis device for a two-year-old child with a congenital malformation of the right upper limb. This task is performed with computer-integrated design approach. The selected technologies are Tridimensional Scanning (3D SCAN), Computed tomography (CT), Computer aided design (CAD) and Addictive Manufacturing (AM). Furthermore, a novel methodology was established to apply to the design of prosthetics to children with this kind of disabilities. In this way, the approach achieved throughout this case study may also be applied to people of other ages. Last objective of this work is to sum up the state of the art of body-powered hand prostheses, fabricated through additive manufacturing. After this, a draft of a body-powered solution was suggested to the child of this case study.