OPCA 1085 - Emerging Technologies in Prosthetic, Orthotic, and Pedorthic Care

Credits: 2
Hours/Week: Lecture 1 Lab 2
Course Description: This course concentrates on transferring traditional fabrication methods to the digital fabrication platform. Topics include digital fabrication terminology, basic Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) concepts, and 3D printing for prosthetic, orthotic, and pedorthic applications
Prerequisite(s): OPCA 1075 with a grade of C or higher, or concurrently enrolledOPCA 1075
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: Concurrently enrolled in OPCA 1055 , OPCA 1065 , OPCA 1075 , OPCA 1095

Major Content

Advanced and emerging technology related to prosthetic orthotic pedorthic (POP) care
1. CAD/CAM
2. 3D printing
3. materials
Digital project
1. workflow
2. implement

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:

define common digital technology terminology. (C.8.7.a)
practice digital file management for healthcare applications.
demonstrate an understanding of advanced and emerging technologies in prosthetic, orthotic, pedorthic (POP) care. (C.8.0)
compare digital fabrication methods to traditional fabrication methods in the prosthetic, orthotic, and pedorthic industry.
identify materials used in digital POP fabrication.
utilize CAD/CAM concepts for POP applications. (C.8.7.a)
convert physical model into a digital file using a scanner.
import digital file into POP CAD software.
assess quality of the digital file.
send digital file to CAM.
create a digital POP project using emerging technology. (C.1.7, C.8.4, C.8.4.a)

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