Case Study
HKK BIONICS - 3D-printed bionic orthoses: Patient-individual pieces with customized & skin-compatible colors
HKK BIONICS - 3D-printed bionic orthoses: Patient-individual pieces with customized & skin-compatible colors
CASE STUDY HKK BIONICS For companies in the medical field that want to meet the individual requirements of their patients, create new products and produce them in an economical way, 3D-printing is a real solution, when combined with the right finishing and coloring technology. 3D-printed bionic orthoses: Patient-individual pieces with customized & skin-compatible colors“Empowering Motion” is the slogan of HKK Bionics. And that’s exactly what they do. The young start-up in the medical branch, founded in May 2017 by Dominik Hepp and Tobias Knobloch in Ulm, Germany, develops active bionic hand orthosis that helps people with paralyzed hands to restore their gripping function. Their motivation is a personal one. Dominik Hepp for instance experienced restricted mobility of his hand