Case study · Medical & health

Proteo: AMT vapor smoothing for custom 3D-printed prosthetics

Prosthetic device manufacturer Proteo turned to AMT to post-process its 3D-printed DuoSocket prosthetic, customized for a patient who had undergone a limb reamputation.

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A black 3D-printed prosthetic socket
PhotoProteo’s custom 3D-printed prosthetic socket.
Customer
Proteo
Industry
Medical & health
Application
DuoSocket prosthetic socket
Printing
3D printing
Finishing
PostPro vapor smoothing
Published

Summary

PostPro chemical vapor smoothing delivered a custom prosthetic that is aesthetically pleasing, durable and comfortable for the patient.PDF

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