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3D Leg scan
SAN FRANCISCO--For a growing number of people, losing a leg doesn't mean losing an aesthetic. At Bespoke Innovations, a startup here, a small team is designing 3D printed fairings--or "covers"--for customers' prosthetics. The fairings are totally unique to each person and often incorporate their individual personality.
The fairings are made using 3D digital models of each customer that are derived from a 3D scan. In this photograph, record-setting triathlete Sarah Reinertsen, who lost her left leg at seven, poses for her scan.
November 5, 2011 4:01 AM PDT
Photo by: James Martin/CNET
| Caption by: Daniel Terdiman
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