A 3D-Printed Ultrasound Cast That Looks Awesome and Heals You Faster

A 3D-Printed Ultrasound Cast That Looks Awesome and Heals You Faster

Old-fashioned casts are nasty, a festering stinksleeves that you wear like a medieval torture device for what seems like forever. 3D-printed casts take care of the smell and itch issues , and now Deniz Karasahin has designed the next step: a custom cast with an ultrasound device to speed up bone healing.

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It’s Almost Worth Breaking Your Arm for this Crazy 3D-Printed Cast

It's Almost Worth Breaking Your Arm for this Crazy 3D-Printed Cast

Plaster casts are bulky, obnoxious, heavy, inevitably sweaty, occasionally pink. In short, they are no fun. But this 3D-printed "Cortex" cast could change all that. Sure, it looks a little like a fishnet stocking, but have you seen a old-fashioned cast lately?

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