Prosthetics

“Hand for Brayden”

Brayden was a 3 year-old client born with congenital malformations on his right forearm. Our team worked with Brayden’s family in the Human Centered Design Studio at the Colorado School of Mines to produce two fully functional magnetic detachment prototypes that would enable Brayden to ride his bicycle.

Both devices were manufactured on a Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D Printer using Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol (PETG) filament material for robust strength properties, and designed it with a dial and cable system (kindly donated by BOA Technologies) around the external features of the prosthetic to help comfortably secure the device to Brayden’s arm to allow him to magnetically attach to and easily detach from his handlebars.

Please navigate to this website for the full report of the complete design (with more pictures and animations), and for attributed credit to the incredible team members that helped bring the project together.