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Designer Prosthetics
Bucking the typical one-style-suites-all
model of conventional prosthetics, San
Francisco-based Bespoke Innovations
makes custom coverings, called Fairings,
that surround an existing prosthetic leg,
recreating the user's natural leg shape
through 3D scanning, designing, and
printing.
Conceived by industrial designer Scott
Summit and orthopedic surgeon Dr.
Kenneth Trauner, Bespoke Fairings are
designed in collaboration with the pa-
tient, aiming to reflect the individual by
offering a number of material and pat-
tern options, including leather, chrome
plating, and tattoos.
Figure 16-22.
Bespoke Fairings prosthetic leg
covering.
Jaws of Innovation
A Dutch woman in her 80s was fitted
with a 3D-printed jawbone after having
her infected mandible removed. Belgian
company LayerWise modeled the re-
placement from a CT scan of the original
bone.
Using selective laser sintering, the re-
placement was made of titanium and
covered with a bioceramic coating. The
replacement weighed just over an
ounce more than the original, and the
woman was reportedly speaking within
hours after surgery.
Figure 16-23.
3D-printed jawbone
