3D Systems Teams With UNYQ to Produce 3D Printed Orthotics & Prostheses

[Brian_Krassenstein]

UNYQ fairings and accessories are 3D printed embellishments meant to jazz up the look and feel of a prosthetic leg. The fashionable devices are built at boutique studios in Seville, Spain and San Francisco, and the company offers 30 limited edition collections of fairings - all 3D printed. Now UNYQ has signed a multilayer partnership with digital design and fabrication experts 3D Systems meant to focus on 3D printing technologies for the prosthetics and orthotics industries. Manuel Boza, an amputee, engineer, and Chief Creative Officer and co-founder of UNYQ, says he hopes the deal with give the "hundreds of millions of people who rely on these devices... a better quality of life.” You can read the whole story here: http://3dprint.com/55551/unyq-3d-systems-join-forces/


Below is a photo of one of the prosthetics in use: