Improving an innovative medical device through additive manufacturing At Fast Radius, we like to say that manufacturing is important, because we know that the physical things manufacturing creates can advance the human condition by making it healthier, safer and more productive. There is probably no better embodiment of this idea than Coapt, a Chicago-based company that produces myoelectric pattern recognition systems for upper limb prostheses. But what is a myoelectric pattern recognition system, exactly? When explained in laymen’s terms, it’s easy to understand – but still incredible to comprehend. The Coapt COMPLETE CONTROL system is an FDA class II medical device that enables people who have lost their upper limbs to fully control movement in their prosthetic arms. It does this

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