3D printed hands

Jeff Erenstone

Description

Title:

3D printed hands

Creator:

Jeff Erenstone

Date:

10/23/2014

Text:

I have been exploring the world of 3D printers who are designing and
building prosthetic-like hands. There are some groups like e-NABLE
that are doing good and are trying to be responsible about how they
proceed with their developments.

Then there are other groups.

Recently I heard about a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to give
hands to kids. The hand that they cite was designed by the e-NABLE
community and they are claiming it can be made for half the cost that
e-NABLE claims (costs are raw materials).

On top of that they state, Prosthetic hands for kids are around $50,000.

<URL Redacted>

I would like them to find a single kid's hand that cost $50,000.
Using mis-information to collect money is Fraud !!!

A group that is willing to lie about the cost of things, I don't trust
that they will use the money to do what they say they will.
Especially because they are for-profit company and these hands take
hours to assemble.

So I think we should let this guy know what we think of him. His
email address <Email Address Redacted>

His website is ......
<URL Redacted>

-Jeff

P.S. Another group worth contacting and taking issue with is
<URL Redacted>

Here is a recent article about them in Parade Mag. They are claiming
that prosthetic hands cost $60,000....
http://communitytable.com/345790/parade/how-3-d-printing-is-transforming-everything-from-medicine-to-manufacturing/

--
Jeff Erenstone CPO
Mountain O and P Services
7 Old Military Road
Lake Placid NY 12946

www.mountainoandp.com

Phone (518) 523-2419
Fax (518) 523-7192

                          

Citation

Jeff Erenstone, “3D printed hands,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 23, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/236781.