412 Study on Fabrication of the Prosthetic Joint by Additive Manufacturing : Fabrication of the Finger Orthosis by Layered Manufacturing Using Multi-Materials

Abstract

Prosthetic joint is used for the treatment of rheumatism, etc. The prosthetic joints are used as auxiliary for lost function, and the correction of deformation and protection of abnormal tissues. Because prosthetist makes a prosthetic joint for a user individually, it is costly and time consuming. On the other hand, it is possible to fabricate the prosthetic joint suitable for the user by using a layered manufacturing method simply. In this study, we have fabricated a single-piece dynamic orthosis which has a movement mechanism by means of the layered manufacturing using multiple materials.