MediPrint Creates Breathable and Lightweight Casts Using 3D Printing

The Mexican startup MediPrint, foundedby a group of UNAM University graduates, is working on a 3D printed and customisable alternative to regular casts.

The patented NovaCast weights up to 10 times less than a conventional cast made of plaster, is visually more appealing, removable and it can get wet, which means you can take a shower or bathe with it.

“The material with which conventional splints are made is plaster, which is highly hygroscopic. This means that it absorbs sweat and causes the bacteria to proliferate because there is not good ventilation,” MediPrint founding partner Zaid Musa Badwan Peralta explains.