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.
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
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
Infrastructure of 3D printing labs in Africa
working principle of the website
Workflow conventional compared to m3dical open library
Screenshots of Website:
3D printed finger splint
You can access the website here:
http://m3dicallibrary.pythonanywhere.com/general/
Team:
