{"id":5326,"date":"2017-02-22T08:31:45","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T16:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/?p=5326"},"modified":"2017-02-27T10:57:37","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T18:57:37","slug":"lifenabled-compassion-innovation-autodesk-3d-prosthetic-printing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/lifenabled-compassion-innovation-autodesk-3d-prosthetic-printing\/","title":{"rendered":"LifEnabled, Inc. Merges Compassion And Innovation For 3D Prosthetic Printing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brent Wright, CP\/BOC\/O, believes the future of prosthetics lies in additive manufacturing. After 20 years in the Orthotics and Prosthetics field, Wright has witnessed how this technology is changing mindsets in the U.S. That said,\u00a0he feels it has much wider implications: making prosthetics affordable and attainable, globally.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Brent, currently an O&amp;P practitioner in Raleigh, NC,\u00a0also founded <a href=\"http:\/\/lifenabled.org\/lifenabled-our-story\/\">LifEnabled, Inc<\/a>. with his wife, Meredith. The nonprofit&#8217;s primary focus is meeting the needs of amputees in impoverished parts of the world. To date, most of their\u00a0work been in the P\u00e9ten region of Guatemala, where they run bi-annual prosthetic clinics. Recently, they have refocused their efforts on the future of prosthetics: using 3D-printing.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Process<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5351\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_6108-300x280.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6108\" width=\"193\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_6108-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_6108-1024x957.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_6108-768x718.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_6108-1536x1435.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_6108.jpg 1570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In an effort to lay the groundwork for 3D prosthetic printing, Brent developed the <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/digiscan\/id1064788072?mt=8\">DigiScan 3D app<\/a>. This app\u00a0was built from scratch, for the Structure.io Scanner, and pairs to your iPad or iPhone.\u00a0You can easily\u00a0scan, capture, and store your images while offline. Once you connect, you bring the properly scaled STL (or OBJ) from DigiScan 3D into\u00a0Remake.\u00a0Remake allows you to clean up\u00a0and\u00a0convert the mesh,\u00a0prior to handing\u00a0it off to Fusion 360. In Fusion 360, Brent then finishes the process by taking the scan\u00a0into the mesh\u00a0&amp; sculpt environments to\u00a0connect the finished shape to the distal ends.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>LifEnabled is excited\u00a0for the potential\u00a0this process provides. \u201cThe combination of DigiScan 3D and Fusion 360 opens the door for more people to become involved.\u00a0We\u00a0are able to maximize time\u00a0with help from volunteer practitioners. They\u00a0can modify scans\u00a0directly from their computer, without ever leaving their community.\u201d says Wright.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5354\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/File-Jan-31-9-08-07-PM-251x300.jpeg\" alt=\"File Jan 31, 9 08 07 PM\" width=\"167\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/File-Jan-31-9-08-07-PM-251x300.jpeg 251w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/File-Jan-31-9-08-07-PM-857x1024.jpeg 857w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/File-Jan-31-9-08-07-PM-768x918.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/File-Jan-31-9-08-07-PM-1285x1536.jpeg 1285w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/File-Jan-31-9-08-07-PM-1713x2048.jpeg 1713w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/File-Jan-31-9-08-07-PM.jpeg 2046w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/>Brett has become very efficient with this process and is currently working on a 3D-printed socket design with embedded components. \u201cNow, instead of spending long hours fabricating in the lab, we are able to double the amount of patients we help. We are only limited by the number of printers we\u00a0can run at one time.\u201d, \u00a0elaborates Wright.\u00a0 Ultimately, he sees these types of developments as a game changer for both the profit and not-for-profit prosthetics industry worldwide.\u00a0More simply put, &#8220;its a viable option for anyone who wants to make an impact today.&#8221;, says Wright.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in being part of the future of advanced prosthetics, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/digiscan\/id1064788072?mt=8\">DigiScan3D<\/a> app. While the App was designed with the prosthetic industry in mind, the features are also beneficial for hobbyists and those in prototyping industries. Any purchases made directly supports amputees in need through LifEnabled, Inc.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>More about LifEnabled, Inc.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>LifEnabled\u2019s founders Brent and Meredith Wright have\u00a0been providing\u00a0clinics in Guatemala for the past 10 years. Their desire is to increase\u00a0access to\u00a0those around the world who\u00a0would otherwise\u00a0have no hope for prosthetic care. LifEnabled is intimately involved with two major 3D printing organizations and are on the forefront of creating prosthetics for the developing world. These prosthetics are high-quality, durable, and made with compassion to provide hope and wholeness\u00a0to their patients.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5352\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Logo.png\" alt=\"Logo\" width=\"1005\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Logo.png 1005w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Logo-300x44.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Logo-768x112.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1005px) 100vw, 1005px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact : <\/strong>Meredith Wright &#8211; Meredith@LifEnabled.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LifEnabled is working to create a sustainable model that others can use to provide prosthetics throughout the developing world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":320,"featured_media":5396,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[670],"class_list":["post-5326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fusion","dhig-theme--light"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>LifEnabled, Inc. 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