CIRTES - OrthoStrato Concept
CIRTES reduces design and manufacturing time for made-to-measure orthopedic corsets.
Mission
- Create a 3D modeling application that could be used directly by the orthopedics specialist to modify the corset form in the design phase; the application would also allow reducing manufacturing time and improving the corset quality.
Solution
- Development of OrthoStrato Concept ®, an innovative Windows application that uses surface reconstruction from digitized points to build a CAD model; this model can be corrected by the orthopedic specialist and provides surface data for downstream machining.
Benefits
- Reduction of costs and product cycle time by 50% to 70% as compared to traditional design and manufacturing methods.
- Average corset delivery time in 48 hours instead of two to three months.
- Elimination of hand detailing on a heavy plaster model (up to 120 kg).
- A more reactive treatment for children and adolescents, who can grow up to 10 centimeters in one month.
(*) This application was developed using the Surfaces from Scattered Points (SSP) algorithm - an advanced software component available from OPEN CASCADE.
