From patient to maker - a case study of co-designing an assistive device using 3D printing
From patient to maker - a case study of co-designing an assistive device using 3D printing
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从患者到创客——使用 3D 打印共同设计辅助设备的案例研究
作者：
R. Thorsen;Federico Bortot;A. Caracciolo
摘要 市售辅助设备 (AD) 可能并不总能满足患者的个人需求。有时需要大量定制或新设计。由患者参与而产生的新想法可以帮助很多人，但产品开发和营销却很困难。我们假设数字制造（DF），例如3D 打印可能是让患者参与定制设计和个性化广告创建过程的机会。由于 DF 最大限度地减少了对手动活动的需求，因此 DF 有潜力使人们能够创建供个人使用的 AD，尽管存在物理限制。然而，协同设计和 DF 在 AD 供应中的使用仍处于起步阶段，科学文献中很少有报道。我们研究了文献，进行了一项小型调查，然后对一位患有严重上肢损伤的人进行了案例分析，她成为了使用 3D 打印制作个人广告的人。讨论了使用 DF 作为关键使能技术的意义，使身体有限制的患者能够积极参与个人 AD 服务。我们的结论是，这个主题值得进行适当的科学研究，系统地让患者作为有能力的参与者参与辅助设备和技术的开发和实现。
ABSTRACT Commercially available assistive devices (AD) may not always match the individual needs of the patient. Sometimes substantial customizations or a new design is needed. New ideas, arising by involving the patient, could help many, but product development and marketing is hard. We hypothesize that digital fabrication (DF), e.g. 3D printing, may be an opportunity to involve patients in the process of custom design and creation of personalized ADs. As DF is minimizing the requirement for manual activities, DF has the potential to enable people in creating ADs for personal use, despite physical limitations. However, co-design and the use of DF in AD provision is still in its infancy and scarcely reported in scientific literature. We studied the literature, performed a mini survey and then conducted a case story of a person with severe upper extremity impairment who became a maker of her personal AD using 3D printing. Implications of using DF as a key enabling technology empowering patients with physical limits to become active in personal AD provision are discussed. We conclude that this topic merits a proper scientific investigation of systematically engaging patients as competent participants in the development and realization of assistive devices and technologies.