For years, 7-year-old Harun Halilovic has concealed his right arm, he was created using an abnormal limb.
“The surgeon told him he’s a golden palm that not everybody has, but ultimately that wasn’t the answer he wanted to notice,” stated Harun’s mom, Alma Halilovic.
Their right hand, which can be mostly non functional, doesn’t have all five fingers.
But Harun includes a new view
Plus a new attitude that has him revealing his unique, 3 D produced prosthetic hand — a group project several months within the building that’s eventually become a reality.
“I like buying stuff up with my new hand,” said Harun, a second-grader at Peter Woodbury Elementary School along with the recipient of a new prosthetic printed and enhanced by students a charter school in Nashua, at the Academy for Design and Research.
An occupational therapy assistant at Peter Woodbury, Penny Presentations, said she had observed Harun become frustrated with various projects such as picking up a waterbottle or jumping rope.
Kennett, an engineer, joined with all the Academy for Science and Design to produce the 3D published prosthetic with advice from your e-NABLE Group, an international network of volunteers using 3D printing to create prosthetic arms, and Crew UnLimbited, an investigation and development group assisting to further 3D produced assistive devices.
“Everyone who met with Harun and heard his account and this opportunity accepted completely,” said Presentations.
Upto 20 students at the Nashua charter school met once a week to focus on the project, decided to discover a lightweight design that might enable Harun use scissors to pick up things, connect his shoes, keep motorcycle bars and jumprope.
“We started this initiative being unsure of anything about 3D printing. We printed a few hands — I think we published three molds until we’d it discovered,” said Madge Smith, a computer-science teacher at the Academy for Design and Science.
The prosthetic’s hand is triggered with force from Harun’s wrist. As his arm and palm thrust against the plastic prosthetic, they drive the fingers on the device to open and close with the help of rubber dental groups.
The group applied funds provided by the Bedford Men’s Membership to purchase startup products and produce several test prosthetics.
“ASD is an ideal match for this task — they already have an organization focused on the technology,” said Kennett, who is in the act of creating New Hampshire’s first page of the e-NABLE Community.
The team utilized funds given by the Bedford Men’s Membership to buy start up products and produce several test prosthetics.
Kennett is optimistic that Harun’s story could be the first of several future opportunities that will connect someone needing a prosthetic hand and the charter school.
Designed Harun’s new prosthetic hand, using a Captain America style continues to be life-adjusting for the young boy, in accordance with his mother, who described it as an incredible opportunity for her son.
Kennett said you will see continuous work since the students are decided to design a new and improved version to master the prosthetic even more. So when Harun ages, the team plans to make new prosthetics as he grows to suit him.
“Nothing is stopping him today,” Demos said.