<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1995877/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Brent Wright shares his experiences from the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) conference, highlighting innovations in 3D printing, data-driven technologies, and revealing his groundbreaking polar printer project for prosthetic sockets. • AOPA attendance exceeded 2,000 people with 165 exhibitors including 30 new vendors • Digital Showcase featured case studies for prostheses and orthoses using scanning technology • Blasingtech impressed with 3D printing capabilities, producing foot orthoses in 30 minutes • AI-designed scoliosis braces are outperforming experienced clinicians with better correction angles • Radii's socket design algorithms now match skilled clinicians in patient comfort and feedback • Tennr software helps clinicians identify missing documentation needed for insurance approval • Brent reveals the "Vortex" - a polar printer with non-planar toolpaths creating sockets in under 2 hours • Non-planar polar printing produces significantly stronger sockets than traditional layer printing • Vortex printers are already in production with three units being prepared for clinical testing Special thanks to <a href='https://www.adv3dinc.com'>Advanced 3D</a> for sponsoring this episode! If you are interested in the Vortex DS1 please follow this link: <a href='https://advanc3dinc.com/vortex-ds1/'>Vortex DS1 3D Printer - Advanced 3D</a> <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1995877/support">Support the show</a>

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