For decades, creating a custom-fitted medical device started with a plaster cast. It’s a slow, messy, and imprecise process.
For a patient, particularly a child, the experience of having a limb or head covered in cold, wet plaster is often anxiety-inducing and uncomfortable. For the clinician, it’s a manual process that offers little control and produces a physical mould that is difficult to store, share, or modify.
Worse, any inaccuracy in the cast translates directly to a poor-fitting orthotic or prosthetic. This leads to patient discomfort, lengthy refitting appointments, and wasted resources. There is a better way, one that delivers superior patient outcomes and streamlines your clinical workflow.
The Challenge: Precision and Patient Comfort
The goal of any patient-specific device, from a prosthetic limb to a corrective helmet for an infant, is a perfect fit. This requires capturing complex, organic anatomical data with sub-millimetre accuracy. But you must achieve this precision without causing distress to the patient.
This is the exact problem that traditional methods cannot solve. You are forced to choose between a faster, less accurate process or a better-fitting device that comes at the cost of a poor patient experience.
You no longer have to make that compromise.
The Solution: Fast, Safe, and Accurate Digital Data Capture
The 3DeVOK MQ Colour 3D Scanner is engineered specifically for these challenges. It transforms the data acquisition process from a physical ordeal into a quick, non-invasive digital event.
Many of our clients are surprised by the technology, but its application here is grounded in engineering practicality. Here’s how the MQ scanner creates a new standard for patient-specific device manufacturing:
- Invisible & Eye-Safe Light: The MQ uses Class I infrared light, which is completely safe for human eyes and invisible during operation. There are no bright, distracting flashes. This is a game-changer for scanning sensitive areas like the face and is essential when working with children or anxious patients. The result is a calm, comfortable experience.
- Markerless, High-Speed Scanning: The scanner captures up to 4.5 million points per second without needing to place tracking markers on the skin. A complete, high-fidelity scan of an arm or head can be completed in minutes, not hours. This dramatically reduces appointment times and improves patient throughput.
- High-Fidelity Anatomical Data: With an accuracy of up to 0.08mm, the scanner produces a dimensionally correct digital twin of the patient’s anatomy. This high-resolution 3D mesh is the perfect blueprint for designing a device that fits perfectly the first time, eliminating the costly cycle of refitting and adjustments.
- A Fully Digital Workflow: The scan data is immediately available as a digital file. It can be sent to design software like QUICKSURFACE, modified, and then used to 3D print the final device. This seamless digital thread removes the inefficiencies of physical mould creation and storage.
The Principle Applies Beyond Medicine
Whether you are fitting a prosthetic, designing an ergonomic tool, or creating a digital character for VR, the underlying requirement is the same: you need to accurately capture the shape of a complex, organic surface quickly and easily.
The 3DeVOK MQ provides the technology to digitise the human form, opening up applications in:
- Ergonomics: Designing custom grips, seats, and equipment that are perfectly tailored to the user.
- VR/AR & Entertainment: Creating lifelike digital avatars from real people for immersive experiences.
- Fashion & Apparel: Developing custom-fitted clothing and accessories.
The technology is only one part of the solution. To successfully implement a digital workflow, you need a partner who understands the entire process, from data capture to final fabrication. We’ve seen the pitfalls and know how to navigate them. We are not just box movers; we are engineers who provide solutions that make good business sense.