In this post we’re introducing you to the team m3dical open library, which is a project that was developed during our Global Health Challenge.
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What is the problem and who is suffering because of it?
- Many rural areas have a lack of supply chain for surgical tools or simple clamps and tweezers e.g
- efficient supply distribution and simple medicine are still lacking in developing countries
- everybody who needs simple medical treatment
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The solution:
- We want to give people the possibility to 3D print their own medical device without knowing how to use CAD-software (software to design the printable parts)
- We build a website that lets you type in dimension of your medical device and output a ready-to-print STL file
- the advantage to our solution is that its not only a library with saved parts, but you can manipulate size and dimensions in an easy way
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Infrastructure of 3D printing labs in Africa
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working principle of the website
Workflow conventional compared to m3dical open library
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Screenshots of Website:
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3D printed finger splint
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You can access the website here:
http://m3dicallibrary.pythonanywhere.com/general/
Team:
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