3D printer for prosthetics

A 3D printer for prosthetics is not about technology. It's about ensuring that your design is precisely converted into a custom-made end product. Without manual intermediate steps and differences in interpretation. At Shapemakers, we provide 3D printing production as an extension of your workshop. You design, we 3D-print your prosthetics. 

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This is how a 3D printer for prosthetics and orthotics works 

A 3D printer converts a digital CAD file into a physical product layer by layer. In the orthopaedic context, this means: braces, splints and orthopaedic moulds that are produced precisely based on your digital design. Without any manual interpretation. The printer therefore works best in combination with, for example, a 3D scan. 

The power of 3D printing for prosthetics is in what no longer needs to be done. For example, you no longer have distortion due to material behaviour. No dependence on the experience of a specific employee. And no corrections afterwards because the production did not match the design. Your file is leading and the end product follows that file to the millimetre. For a perfect fit.

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Benefits of 3D-printed prosthetics 

The move to 3D printing for prosthetics changes how you work. And you notice it quickly: 

  • Shorter lead time: scan instead of plaster process, no physical shipping of moulds, less waiting time for patients. 
  • Less error-prone: 3D printers have no manual interpretation that can cause unwanted discrepancies 
  • Reproducibility: re-producing gives exactly the same result 
  • Less dependence on external parties or specific employees 
  • Better planning: 3D printing of prostheses is predictable and easy to plan for 
  • Producing more prostheses without growing the workload with them 

For the practice owner, it means stable quality and grip on delivery times. And for the orthopaedic technician? More focus on the professional work itself.
 

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3D printing prostheses without their own printer 

Not every orthopaedic workshop has the space or budget to invest in a 3D printer. And they don't need to. Because at Shapemakers, we work as your remote production department: you provide the CAD file via our portal and we make sure your design comes back to you as a finished product. 

No investment in hardware, no technical printer knowledge, no maintenance or material procurement. You focus on the design of the medical device and we take over production from you. 

Whether you want something printed occasionally or outsourced structurally, we scale with your volume and pace of work.

From digital file to finished product 

The process at Shapemakers is a continuous digital workflow. Thus, we go from delivery to delivery: 

  1. File delivery via our portal 
  2. Technical check: we check whether the file is production-ready 
  3. Printing process: the printer converts your design layer by layer into a physical product 
  4. Quality control on sizing and finishing 
  5. Delivery: the finished product arrives at your door, ready for use or post-processing 

Always exactly what you expect. Nothing more, nothing less.

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Also using a 3D printer for your prosthetics? 

Ready to switch to 3D printing for your prosthetics? Arrange it easily via our portal. Now directly linked to your existing CAD software and with personal guidance on your first orders for 3D printed prostheses. 

You design. We print. So that your patient gets the customisation and comfort they need. 

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"Since working with Shapemakers and scanning body parts instead of using plaster, our process has become on average a week faster. The... fit is noticeably better and more accurate, and in case of questions, Shapemakers is always readily available and willing to help. "

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"3D scanning allows us at OIM Orthopaedics to work faster, more efficiently and location-independently. With Shapemakers as a permanent partner in the... scanning and milling of orthopaedic instruments, we are taking a big step forward in quality and innovation. "

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"With B&C Custom Bracing's 3D printed knee brace, we are demonstrating how digital workflows make customisation scalable. Thanks to collaboration with... Shapemakers and Shapeshift 3D, we process a knee scan into a perfectly fitting design within minutes, without compromising on comfort, protection and freedom of movement. " "

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