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and their “sound” leg is superimposed onto the digital image of the artiicial
leg to make sure their new custom limb gives them their body symmetry back.
After customers have selected their own unique design, or fairing, Bespoke
3D prints it out.
A stylish artiicial limb
Bespoke's online tool called the “Conigurator” allows customers to explore
a range of design styles, including leg patterns, materials plating, and inishes
that give its wearer the same social cachet offered by a racy designer motorcycle
or unique tattoo. The company named its artiicial limbs “fairings” after the
specialized coverings used in sleek, high-end motorcycles.
Bespoke's website describes its offerings as follows. “Bespoke Fairings . . .
not only return the lost contour, they invite an expression of personality and
individuality that has never before been possible.” Pictures of people wearing
Bespoke's custom-made artiicial limbs demonstrate the shift in mentality from
the days that people used to hide their artiicial limbs. Bespoke's customers
wear their artiicial limbs proudly.
If we return to the 3D printed Ladder of Life and ascend another rung, we
leave behind prosthetics and reach the next rung, 3D printed bone implants.
3D printed bone implants and artiicial joints are still considered exploratory
medicine. At the time of this writing, 3D printed, custom-made artiicial joints
