Here we share our passion for arm prosthetics, bringing you the latest news and inspiring stories throughout our journey.
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The first tailor-made prosthesis
When we traveled to Uganda, we already brought ready-made prostheses with us. This served as a backup for potential technical delays and situations where we would need a prosthesis quickly. And indeed, the first prostheses that we used were from…
Gaining traction
Today we had a new study participant. He is a priest at the local church and even invited us to a service in two weeks. We are very happy to have taken measurements from a lot of participants already and…
Local Resources
To tailor our prostheses to local demands we try to use widely available materials and local sources. To adjust the color of the printed prosthesis, we use spray paint. Today we made a trip to Mukono to try the locally…
The first prints
After initial technical difficulties we are set and have printed the first hand prostheses. We already had the honor to work together with our first study participant and fitted our first hand prosthesis. Kevin and Nikolas made a trip to…
We are traveling to Uganda!
On May 1st, 2021, our team members Maike, Kevin and Nikolas started their journey to Uganda. We are working together with ProUganda e.V. at their local prostheses workshop. ProUganda (https://prouganda.de) is a German association of dedicated orthopedics who built and…
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The first prints
After initial technical difficulties we are set and have printed the first hand prostheses. We already had the honor to…
We are traveling to Uganda!
On May 1st, 2021, our team members Maike, Kevin and Nikolas started their journey to Uganda. We are working together…