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3-D Printing Breakthroughs in Medtech: Affordable Prosthetic Devices

Affordable Prosthetic Devices

Affordable Prosthetic Devices
Online volunteer group E-Nable 3-D printed a mechanical hand it called the Cyborg Beast that cost just $50 and functioned comparably to its $42,000 counterpart. Other amateurs with 3-D printers have also made low-cost prosthetic devices.

               

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