Method for producing a connecting element
AssigneeOttobock SE & Co. Kgaa
InventorsAndreas Leiniger, Julia Volkmar, Erik Pahl, Jens Volkmar
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for producing a connecting element for connecting two components of an orthopedic device for a body part, wherein the method includes capturing three-dimensional scan data of at least one part of the body part by means of a scanner, determining a target position and/or target orientation of the connecting element relative to the body part from the scan data, modelling the connecting element using the scan data, the target position and/or the target orientation and information on the components to be connected, and producing the modelled connecting element.
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A method for producing a connecting element for connecting two components of an orthopedic device for a body part, wherein the method comprises the following steps:
- Capturing three-dimensional scan data of at least one part of the body part and/or at least one part of each of the two components using a scanner,
- Determining a target position and/or target orientation of the connecting element relative to the body part and/or relative to the components from the scan data,
- Modelling the connecting element using the scan data, the target position and/or the target orientation and information on the components to be connected, and
- Producing the modelled connecting element.
A method for producing a connecting element for connecting two components of an orthopedic device for a body part, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- applying at least one marking detectable by a scanner to the body part and/or to at least one of the two components,
- capturing three-dimensional scan data of at least one part of the body part and/or at least one part of each of the two components using a scanner in at least two different positions;
- determining a target position and/or target orientation of the connecting element relative to the body part and/or relative to the components from the scan data;
- modelling the connecting element using the scan data, the target position and/or the target orientation and information on the components to be connected;
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- producing the modelled connecting element.
A method for producing a connecting element for connecting two components of an orthopedic device for a body part, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- applying at least one marking detectable by a scanner to the body part and/or to at least one of the two components,
- capturing three-dimensional scan data of at least one part of the body part and/or at least one part of each of the two components using a scanner in at least two different positions;
- determining a target position and/or target orientation of the connecting element relative to the body part and/or relative to the components from the scan data;
- modelling the connecting element using the scan data, the target position and/or the target orientation and information on the components to be connected and simulating the anticipated load on the connecting element;
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- producing the modelled connecting element by an additive manufacturing process.
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