Medical Tweezers

Device data
Manufacturing files https://3dprint.nih.gov/discover/3DPX-004273%7C
Hardware license CERN-OHL-S
Certifications Start OSHWA certification
Project data
Type Medical tweezers
Authors Nicholas Kolean
Status
Years 2016
Made Yes
Replicated Yes
Cost USD 0.08

Designed in response to a request for Medical Tweezers from Field Ready. This is a versatile design for Medical Tweezers as it's designed in openSCAD to be customized to the user's desire, such as number or teeth, grip points, space between each grip, size of the tip, and etc. Designed to print without supports.

Bill of Materials

Tools needed

Technical Specifications and Assembly Instructions

  • Print Time: approx. 30 Minutes
  • Use openSCAD File to customize your own tweezers

Cost savings

  1. Estimated cost of $0.08 in PLA
  2. Commecial Equivalent $1.90
  3. $1.82 savings and %95.79 savings

== References ==[1]

  1. ↑ web page: "Field Ready - Humanitarian Supplies Made-in-the-Field." Field Ready - Humanitarian Supplies Made-in-the-Field. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2016. http://www.fieldready.org/medical-tweezers

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Page data
Authors Nicholas Kolean
License CC-BY-SA-3.0
Organizations MTU, Michigan_Tech's_Open_Sustainability_Technology_Lab, MY4777
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