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Brief description
Head orthoses are used to correct head deformities in babies and young children over a period of several months. They are painstakingly crafted from thermoplastic material. With current technology, the fit of these head orthoses can only be monitored to a very limited extent during the course of treatment. As a result, complications caused by pressure peaks and moisture occur in more than one in five children. The planned project aims to develop a method for integrating sensors for pressure, moisture and temperature into the 3D Printing process used to manufacture a 2K head orthosis. To achieve this, a suitable head orthosis, as well as an appropriate print head and a gripper system for positioning the sensors during the printing process, must be developed. The major advantage of the new head orthosis lies in its very open, lightweight yet highly secure structure, as well as the integration of a telemedical data readout and evaluation function for the entire sensor system.
