CAD CAM responses part #5...I think

CAD CAM responses part #5...I think

Vorum has a non-contact laser imager similar to Biosculptor's imager for

about $20,000.00.

Buck

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Hello Mark.



I agree with your statement about'...capturing an appropriate and accurate


image...'. I have not worked with CAD systems at all as the small facility


I work in can't justify the initial expense. Besides, I always ask myself


whether 'that' is the appropriate image I want to capture (with whatever


system) , and ultimately my answer is no, despite what the software allows


me to do to 'correct' the data that has been captured. The issue for me is


how the soft tissues are presented prior to capturing the data. The keyword


is 'appropriate' in your text. 'Accurate' in my mind should really be a


software/hardware issue, ensuring that what I scan is what I get.



Of course, the associated technology is hard to resist, with respect to


data storage and data manipulation. Despite the level of software


sophistication, until a system can present the soft tissues prior to data


capture in an appropriate manner, CAD may have to wait for me. I don't


believe data capture of the 'passive residual limb' is an appropriate


starting point. Scan and trace systems appear very sophisticated but are


still a reasonable and best guess at how the soft tissues should really be


presented.



Thanks for your discussion.



Richard