Allison Zwickl, a software engineering student set to graduate in 2020 who worked on the custom wrist orthosis project for UIndianapolis’ School of Occupational Therapy, said trial and error played a strong role in the testing phase.
“Every time our design failed, we just added a little more plastic so that our final product would have the least amount of thermoplastic possible,” Ms. Zwickl said of the orthosis, which aimed to reduce the surface area while still maintaining support for the patient’s wrist.
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