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Process Development for the Design and Manufacturing of Personalizable Mouth Sticks
Veronika M Berger1, Stephan Pölzer2, Gerhard Nussbaum2
1Institute of Polymer Product Engineering, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|September 7, 2017
Abstract:
To increase the independence of people with reduced hand/arm functionality, a process to generate personalizable mouth sticks was developed based on the participatory design principle. In a web tool, anybody can choose the geometry and the materials of their mouth piece, stick and tip. Manufacturing techniques (e.g. 3D printing) and materials used in the process are discussed and evaluated.
