{"id":28284,"date":"2022-02-11T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/?p=28284"},"modified":"2024-03-18T18:32:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T01:32:39","slug":"partial-hand-solutions-3d-prints-finger-hand-prosthetics-fusion-360-formlabs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/partial-hand-solutions-3d-prints-finger-hand-prosthetics-fusion-360-formlabs\/","title":{"rendered":"Partial Hand Solutions 3D Prints Finger and Hand Prosthetics with Fusion 360"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Learn how Partial Hand Solutions designs and 3D prints finger and hand prosthetics using Autodesk Fusion 360 and the Formlabs Fuse 1 3D printer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For the past 20 years, Matthew Mikosz has worked in the prosthetic industry. Early on, he noticed a great deal of investment in important advancements for arms, legs, elbows, and more.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But he noticed that those with partial or fully amputated fingers didn\u2019t have many options. This ranged from soldiers returning to Afghanistan to anyone who experienced a number of different accidents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s when he took the problem into his own hands\u2014quite literally\u2014and founded Partial Hand Solutions<\/a> to design a new solution for fingers and hands. He began sketching and hired an engineer to do the first 3D models. After another software became too cost-prohibitive, he turned to Fusion 360<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was great to find an alternative solution and it’s so easy to use,\u201d Mikosz says. \u201cI’m not an engineer, and I just kind of learned it by myself with plenty of tutorials online. I\u2019m constantly learning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can sit down at my computer for several hours a day and design away, and I like how it merges with my 3D printing\u2014especially with the new Fuse 1,\u201d he continues.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3D Printing with Fusion 360 and the Fuse 1 <\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n

The recent integration for Fusion 360 and the affordable Fuse 1 SLS printer from Formlabs<\/a> has created even more opportunities for Partial Hand Solutions. The Fuse 1 is a giant leap for additive manufacturing, with its low price point, competitive print quality, small footprint, and simple workflow.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For his workflow, Mikosz designs in Fusion 360, prepares the file to print with Formlabs\u2019 PreForm<\/a> software, and then prints with the Fuse 1. At the end of the printing process, the Fuse Sift<\/a> powder recovery station is used to remove print from the build chamber, clean the parts, sift loose powder, and recycle powder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Instead of waiting for expensive injection molds to return, Mikosz can now produce his prosthetic designs and durable parts on-demand with an SLS printer<\/a> right inside his office and for much less cost. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFusion 360 as my build platform and Fuse 1 for manufacturing is really solid and it\u2019s a great combination of hardware and software,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can prototype every day if I want to, and it really doesn’t cost me money. It\u2019s amazing for me and my small business. I can continue to advance my designs and improve on them.\u201d <\/p>– <\/em><\/strong>Matthew Mikosz, Founder, Partial Hand Solutions  <\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n

Scaling with Fusion 360<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n

Partial Hands Solutions partial finger prosthetics come in five different sizes, including the flagship M-Finger. But if a custom size is needed Mikosz can easily make it smaller or bigger depending on the client. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe great thing about Fusion 360 is that I can scale and make a custom size for anyone,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Mikosz isn\u2019t limited to his current designs. He\u2019s constantly innovating and even designed an elbow. Recently, a mother in Alabama requested a pediatric-sized hand prosthetic for her daughter. He promised to try and make it happen.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI started to design it myself and redesign a whole new finger and system for this particular patient,\u201d he says. \u201cThen I thought, what am I doing? Why don\u2019t I just scale down the adult version? I re-engineered some of the hardware rivets, screws, and springs. I also redesigned the holes to accommodate the smaller size.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWith Fusion 360, I could easily come up with the new pediatric version of fingers by just scaling down,\u201d he continues. \u201cI was easily able to provide this girl with a new hand.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, Mikosz is working on his most ambitious project yet: a mechanical hand. With Fusion 360 and the Fuse 1 printer, he\u2019s confident this new idea will become a reality to transform even more lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read about the Fusion 360 and Formlabs partnership here.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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