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Northwell creates 3D-printed, amphibious, prosthetic leg

IACMI partner, Composite Prototyping Center, collaborated with industry to create a 3D printed amphibious prosthetic for a retired US marine.

The 33-year-old Marine Corps veteran Dan Lasko can swim again with the help of a 3D-printed, amphibious, prosthetic leg. © Northwell Ventures

24th April 2017

Innovation in Textiles
| New Hyde Park, NY

Medical/Hygiene, Sports/Outdoor

The development of this pioneering, amphibious prosthetic was spearheaded by Northwell Ventures, which evaluates, develops and commercialises ideas that originate with the organisation’s physicians, researchers and other employees. The Fin was designed and printed by Northwell Health’s 3D printing experts, working in collaboration with two Long Island-based firms: Eschen Prosthetic and Orthotic Laboratories, a prosthetic design firm headquartered in Hicksville, and CPC.

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