Sunday, June 30, 2013

As a duckling Buttercup was born as a lab duck in a school with a backward left foot. He was adopted and rescued by Mike Garey of Feathered Angels Waterfowl Sanctuary. After a successful foot amputation, Mike Garey sought out a prosthetic foot for Buttercup. After some consultation NovaCopy generously donated their services and advised Mr. Garey how best to go about getting a 3D model of the foot. For the design of the foot Mr. Garey took photos of  Buttercup’s sister’s left foot. He proceeded to use software to create the 3D model and NovaCopy printed the foot on a 3D Systems’ ProJet machine; the print will be used as a mould for the eventual silicone prosthetic. The final prosthetic will fit perfectly and will have a medical-grade finger trap so as it never comes off. Via FB

As a duckling Buttercup was born as a lab duck in a school with a backward left foot. He was adopted and rescued by Mike Garey of Feathered Angels Waterfowl Sanctuary. After a successful foot amputation, Mike Garey sought out a prosthetic foot for Buttercup. After some consultation NovaCopy generously donated their services and advised Mr. Garey how best to go about getting a 3D model of the foot. For the design of the foot Mr. Garey took photos of  Buttercup’s sister’s left foot. He proceeded to use software to create the 3D model and NovaCopy printed the foot on a 3D Systems’ ProJet machine; the print will be used as a mould for the eventual silicone prosthetic. The final prosthetic will fit perfectly and will have a medical-grade finger trap so as it never comes off. Via FB

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