A Novel Approach for Ankle Foot Orthosis Developed by Three Dimensional Technologies

R. M. Belokar, H. K. Banga, R. Kumar

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Abstract

This study presents a novel approach for testing mechanical properties of medical orthosis developed by three dimensional (3D) technologies. A hand-held type 3D laser scanner is used for generating 3D mesh geometry directly from patient's limb. Subsequently 3D printable orthotic design is produced from crude input model by means of Computer Aided Design (CAD) software. Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) method in Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies is used to fabricate the 3D printable Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO) prototype in order to test the mechanical properties on printout. According to test results, printed Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) AFO prototype has sufficient elasticity modulus and durability for patient-specific medical device manufactured by the 3D technologies.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012030
JournalIOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
Volume280
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Dec 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Automation Science, ICMEAS 2017 - Birmingham, United Kingdom
Duration: 13 Oct 201715 Oct 2017

Bibliographical note

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Funding

This work supported by Prof. (Dr.) Parveen Kalra Coordinator Centre of Excellence (Industrial & Product Design) in the Department of Production & Industrial Engineering of PEC University of Technology Chandigarh ,160012 India.

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PEC University of Technology Chandigarh
Parveen Kalra Coordinator Centre of Excellence

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