Rapid design and prototyping of customized rehabilitation aids

Introduction There is a considerable variability in performance, form and function among the individuals of any population. Such variability creates a critical need for designing products that are specific to an individual. This process becomes even more important when the functional performance of the product is tied in to the individual's capabilities, as in the case of rehabilitation devices. In this article, we discuss the emergent technologies and their integration which will permit rapid customized design and manufacture of products, with some emphasis on the design of rehabilitation aids for individuals with physical disability (for example, prosthetic devices such as artificial limbs and orthoses).

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