Instalimb is a Philippines-based company that’s on a mission to make prostheses more affordable. Using 3D scanning and 3D printing technology, the team produces high-quality prosthetics at a faster rate and at a lower price. Instalimb’s CEO, Yutaka Tokushima, first formed the company in 2017 after treating a patient with gangrene caused by diabetes. Due to the lack of affordable prosthetic legs, the patient did not undergo an amputation and he sadly died. After witnessing this somber reality,

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Tokushima set about developing a way to manufacture prostheses at a very low price. The process begins by measuring the patient using a 3D scanner. with this data as a starting point, Instalimb then designs a custom prosthesis using 3D-CAD software. the result is a high-quality socket that fits the end-user perfectly. To realize the products, they utilize a specialized 3D printer that uses cheap but quality plastic composite materials. The overall process reduces production costs and production time by one-tenth when compared to traditional methods. ‘All the instalimb employees and I are confident that this can be a solution for the desperate situation concerning prosthetic legs in emerging and developing countries around the world. […]

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