Sunday 24 May 2015

3D Printed Prosthetic Iron Man Hand

3D Printed Prosthetic Iron Man Hand
No, it's not Robert Downey Jr., but check out the 3D printer technology that has worked its magic to craft a prosthetic Iron Man-like hand. This is not for a spoof of the Marvel motion picture, but to fulfill a kindergarten kid's wish, who suffers from a rare ailment.

Keith Harris was born with a deformed right hand caused by a rare condition called symbrachydactyly. Mother Kim Harris said her son has come out of his shell with the new hand.

Keith got his 3D hand through a group called the E-Nable Organization. A volunteer in North Carolina created the hand, which cost only $45. A new prosthetic would have been too expensive, about $40,000, and would have lasted only as long as Keith didn't grow

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