3D printed cast changing lives of cerebral palsy sufferers

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TURKEY: 3D CAST SOURCE: AP TELEVISION RESTRICTIONS: HORIZONS CLIENTS AND AP LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS ONLY LENGTH: 3.50 AP Television Gebze district, Kocaeli province, Turkey - 4 June 2014 1. Wide of technician doing 3D scan of the child's arm while surrounded by family at +90 Rapid Parts Manufacturing facilities200 1. Close of a child 3. Close of the 3D scan device 4. High angle of technician doing 3D scan of child 5. Close of computer screen showing arm 3D scan 6. Mid of father, designer and technician talking 7. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Hamit Semercioglu, Father of child with Cerebral Palsy "Our son's illness is called Cerebral Palsy, in Turkish it is called paralysis of the brain. Since the brain does not recognise the right arm and leg, it cannot command. Regarding this technology, I heard about Mr. Deniz, and I reached out to him. And Mr Deniz told us he could help us out with it." 8. Wide of 3D printers room and technician changing cartridge 9. Close of cartridge 10. Close of printing injector creating a 3D object 11. Close of printed cast inside printing machine 12. Mid of printing machine with cast inside 13. Mid of technician taking out cast from printing machine 14. Wide of printed cast with family behind 15. Close of cerebral palsy assisting shoes 16. Close of designer Deniz Karasahin looking at the shoes 17. Wide of designer and family in a conference room 18. SOUNDBITE (English) Deniz Karasahin, Creator of Osteoid Medical Cast "You can put it on very easily. It's composed of two pieces, it has a slap on� it's like a puzzle. And there is another further locking mechanism you can add, you can insert a pin through all this piece." 19. Various of Osteoid Medical Cast 20. SOUNDBITE (English) Deniz Karasahin, Creator of Osteoid Medical Cast: "So with this cast a patient can swim, it doesn't itch, it doesn't smell, plus the healing process is 40 per cent faster." 21. Mid of 3D printed objects in a room 22. Close of 3D printed hand bones 23. Close of 3D printed foot 24. Close of 3D printed lower teeth 25. Mid of designer in a conference room 25. SOUNDBITE (English) Deniz Karasahin, Creator of Osteoid Medical Cast: "Printing this cast takes around six hours, eight hours. And you know it may be a long time for someone with a broken arm to wait, but with a Cerebral Palsy patient who has to live with this their entire life, you know, it's nothing for them." 26. Various of Osteoid medical cast LEAD IN: An innovative technician is using 3D printing to help reduce the recovery time for broken bones. Turkish designer Deniz Karasahin is attracting international attention after his Osteoid Medical Cast won several design awards. STORYLINE: 5 year-old Berkan Semercioglu has Cerebral Palsy. The disorder causes limitations in mobility and development of the limbs and Berkan needs a cast to stabilise his arm. Doctors have been treating Berkan with botox once a month in order to paralyse the nerves in his limbs to enable him to have physiotherapy. But today the Semercioglu family are meeting designer, Deniz Karasahin to scan Berkan's arm and prepare an osteroid medical cast that will be created from a 3D printer. Karasahin has designed a cast that can be printed in 3D. The scanner transfers information about Berkan's arm to modelling software which will create a tailor made cast. The cast can be printed in a wide variety of colourful options - allowing Berkan and other children like him to choose their own colour. Berkan's father, Hamit Semercioglu, says he heard about the 3D printed cast and set about getting one for his son straight away. Karasahin says he came up with idea of a 3D printed cast after realising that 3D print technology was becoming mainstream. ==== You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/2aad3adc47701f8309e43b47d47aaf30 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork