Boy Without Fingers Gets 3D-Printed Hand
- 10 years ago
3-year-old Rayden Kahae of Hawaii, affectionately known as Bubba, was without a full set of fingers until he got what he’d been wishing for – an ‘Ironman’ hand.
3-year-old Rayden Kahae of Hawaii, affectionately known as Bubba, was without a full set of fingers until he got what he’d been wishing for – an ‘Ironman’ hand.
Bubba was born with a condition called Amniotic Band Syndrome and as a result some of his fingers didn’t grow beyond stumps while others didn’t emerge at all.
Said his grandmother, “He knew from earlier on, when he could notice that his sister had two hands and he didn’t, that he always said he doesn’t like that hand.”
Not long ago while searching the Internet she came across a company that looked like it could help.
It’s called E-Nable and is a not-for-profit group that uses 3D printing to make low-cost prosthetics and provide them to those in need.
While a traditionally manufactured hand can cost in the range of 40 thousand dollars, E-Nable can produce one for only 50.
Not only did they create and send one to Bubba free of charge, they made it according to his preference, which was that it resembled the one used by Ironman.
The boy was overjoyed when he tried it out for the first time.
3-year-old Rayden Kahae of Hawaii, affectionately known as Bubba, was without a full set of fingers until he got what he’d been wishing for – an ‘Ironman’ hand.
Bubba was born with a condition called Amniotic Band Syndrome and as a result some of his fingers didn’t grow beyond stumps while others didn’t emerge at all.
Said his grandmother, “He knew from earlier on, when he could notice that his sister had two hands and he didn’t, that he always said he doesn’t like that hand.”
Not long ago while searching the Internet she came across a company that looked like it could help.
It’s called E-Nable and is a not-for-profit group that uses 3D printing to make low-cost prosthetics and provide them to those in need.
While a traditionally manufactured hand can cost in the range of 40 thousand dollars, E-Nable can produce one for only 50.
Not only did they create and send one to Bubba free of charge, they made it according to his preference, which was that it resembled the one used by Ironman.
The boy was overjoyed when he tried it out for the first time.