RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Ondrejová, Bibiána
A1 Štefanovič, Branko
A1 Michalíková, Monika
A1 Bednarčíková, Lucia
A1 Juhás, Martin
A1 Rajťuková, Viktória
A1 Živčák, Jozef
T1 Prosthetic Thumb Design and Development by Additive Manufacturing
JF Acta Mechanica Slovaca
YR 2023
VO 27
IS 3
SP 6
OP 11
DO 10.21496/ams.2023.028
UL https://www.actamechanica.sk/artkey/ams-202303-0001.php
AB The proposed work deals with the production of a thumb prosthesis from ASA (Acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylic) material using FDM (Fused deposition modeling) additive manufacturing technology. The prosthesis serves as a substitute for the deformity of the hand (absence of the thumb including the metacarpal bone) and as a support point for grasping objects to restore the lost opposition function of the thumb. The shape of the thumb and the socket of the prosthesis are designed individually based on a 3D scan of the subject's healthy hand. The design of the prosthesis was developed according to the anatomically correct condition and the user's requirements. The socket of the prosthesis sufficiently copies the relief of the subject's hand, which results in a sufficient attachment of the prosthesis to the hand segment and the comfort of the subject while wearing the prosthetic aid.