English | EN BROKEN BONES HEALED BY 3D PLUS ULTRASOUND
April 23, 2014
This is this year’s winner of the design award for 3D printed products: the Osteoid. It’s designed by Deniz Karasahin, an industrial designer from Turkey. A combination of ultrasound and a 3d-printed advantages of the 3D printed cast are obvious: lightweight, thin (you can wear it under a shirt), it can get wet, it is open – no smell – no itch, tailor made. There has been proof from scientific research that the low intensity ultrasound can increase healing rates with 80%.
See how a docter can print this tailor made exoskeleton
About the author
Menno is Director of the Sogeti Research Institute for the Analysis of New Technology (VINT). He mixes personal life experiences with the findings of the 19 years of research done at the VINT Research Institute. Menno has co-authored many books on the impact of new technology on business and society.