Korthotics delivering unprecedented patient care with digital plastering introduced by Konica Minolta

• Faster production of accurate orthoses (splints and braces)
• Cost effective production with opportunities to diversify
• Improved customised orthoses for better patient care

The process of making orthotics the traditional way through plastering can involve many limitations. For example, producing a mould through plastering is a messy process. To obtain an accurate mould, the process is time consuming and the labour involved can be taxing on staff.

Another limitation of traditional plastering is the affect the process has on patients. This process can sometimes be invasive and traumatic, particularly when patients ar e still in recovery, and plastering a mould can take hours.

Korthotics needed a new solution for creating orthotics that could overcome the limitations presented by traditional plastering. The clinic wanted to find an innovative solution that would save time and costs, but that still maintained a high-quality product and service. The clinic also wanted to improve the process for patients and make treatment methods more comfortable. Korthotics was keen to shake up the industry through digital options.

Merrick Smith, orthotist, Korthotics, said, “Konica Minolta’s 3D Application team was great in explaining key design considerations for additive manufacturing. They shared less and load design principles with us, which brought our ideas of high value and optimised patient-specific orthosis designs to life.”