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The Snap-Together RoboHand prosthetic was invented by South African carpenter Richard van As and made available for free on the Internet. Before printing, the hand can be individually sized, and all connecting pieces are also printed. The device can now be printed for less than $100.

3-D printing—the process of making a three-dimensional solid object of virtually any shape from a digital model—is spurring innovation in manufacturing, dramatically reducing the time required to design new products and allowing designs to be built that were not possible before. At FDA, we’re using it to expand both our research and our review of new and innovative medical products. To learn more, read this FDA Voice blog post:

FDA Goes 3-D

FDA photo by Michael J. Ermarth
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Author The U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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Unless otherwise noted, the contents of the Food and Drug Administration website (www.fda.gov) —both text and graphics— are public domain in the United States. [1] (August 18, 2005, last updated July 14, 2015)
This image was originally posted to Flickr by The U.S. Food and Drug Administration at https://flickr.com/photos/39736050@N02/9564033498. It was reviewed on 9 September 2016 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the United States Government Work.

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