An open source prosthetic hand costing $1000

Post by acchow » Mon, Sep 09, 2013, 6:17 PM UTC

shakes wrote: post #6

kiba wrote: post #4

If there's anything that need to be open source from day one, it's prosthesis. It's more about the ability of prosthetic users being able to own the parts that has been implanted into their body than being able to modify it per se. This way, prosthetic users cannot be barred from law or practicality to seek competent prosthetic specialists and professional that's not from the same company that makes the prosthesis. F…

> If there's anything that need to be open source from day one, it's prosthesis. My mom had her leg amputated 8 years ago, and seeing her go through the process of getting a prosthesis I couldn't agree more. Due to wear and tear, she has to get a new prosthesis approximately every 2 years. We're in the US, and with insurance it ends up costing $10,000. I'm unbelievably excited to see new and innovative approaches to…

Post by DavidWanjiru » Mon, Sep 09, 2013, 7:52 PM UTC

acchow wrote: post #11

shakes wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> If there's anything that need to be open source from day one, it's prosthesis. My mom had her leg amputated 8 years ago, and seeing her go through the process of getting a prosthesis I couldn't agree more. Due to wear and tear, she has to get a new prosthesis approximately every 2 years. We're in the US, and with insurance it ends up costing $10,000. I'm unbelievably excited to see new and innovative approaches to…

> with insurance it ends up costing $10,000. You pay $10,000 out of pocket? How much is the total cost, and how much is covered by insurance? Also, wow.

Post by shakes » Tue, Sep 10, 2013, 2:45 PM UTC

acchow wrote: post #11

shakes wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> If there's anything that need to be open source from day one, it's prosthesis. My mom had her leg amputated 8 years ago, and seeing her go through the process of getting a prosthesis I couldn't agree more. Due to wear and tear, she has to get a new prosthesis approximately every 2 years. We're in the US, and with insurance it ends up costing $10,000. I'm unbelievably excited to see new and innovative approaches to…

> with insurance it ends up costing $10,000. You pay $10,000 out of pocket? How much is the total cost, and how much is covered by insurance? Also, wow.