Open AccessDevelopment of 3D Printed Symbrachydactyly Prosthetic Hand
Author(s) -
Mohammad Azeeb Mazlan,
Wan Fatimatul Aifaa Wan Fadzil,
Helmi Rashid,
Abdul Halim Abdullah
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of engineering and advanced technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2249-8958
DOI - 10.35940/ijeat.a3032.109119
Subject(s) - acrylonitrile butadiene styrene , 3d printed , prosthesis , 3d printing , scanner , task (project management) , biomedical engineering , computer science , prosthetic hand , wrist , polylactic acid , engineering drawing , materials science , engineering , mechanical engineering , surgery , composite material , medicine , artificial intelligence , systems engineering , polymer
Symbrachydactyly is a genetical problem occurred to newborn where the newborn experienced underdeveloped or shorten fingers. This condition will limit their normal as even a simple task of holding an item or pushing a button. A device is needed to help them gain a better life. The aim of this project is to fabricate a customized prosthesis hand using 3D printing technology at minimum cost. The proposed prosthetic was not embedded with any electrical component. The patient can only use the wrist to control the prosthetic part which is the prosthetic fingers. The prosthetic hand was also being developed with the patient specific features, which the initial design stage was adapted from a person’s hand geometry using a 3D scanner. Next the model of the prosthesis was analyzed computationally to predict the performance of the product. Different material properties are considered in the analysis to present Polylactic Acid (PLA) and Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) materials. Then, the prosthesis was fabricated using the 3D printing. The results suggested that PLA material indicated better findings and further be fabricated.