Uma uhlatshwe umxhwele ngokufanelekile Lena indawo ka-Tarek Loubani imizamo yokusungula i-3D Printed Stethoscope, lapho-ke ngokuqinisekile uzovunyelwa 3D4MD, inkampani eyenza i-3D iphrinte izinto zokwelapha ezingasetshenziswa enkundleni noma ezindaweni ezikude. Inhloso yalolu hlelo ukunika amandla odokotela abavakashela lezo zindawo ezikude, bahlonyiswe ngeSuitcase Ene-Solar-Powered kanye ne-3D Printer engaphrinta izinsiza zokwelapha uma zidingeka.
UDkt. Julielynn Wong, uMqondisi we-3D4MD, wayehlale ethanda izinganekwane zesayensi futhi into eyodwa ethathe umcabango wakhe kwakuwumqondo wokuphindaphinda - umshini ongakha noma yini.
UWong uthi, “Lapho ngiqala ukusebenzisa amaphrinta e-3D, ngabona ukuthi lobu buchwepheshe bungasetshenziswa ngezindlela eziningi ukusiza abanye. Ubaba wayephatha isikhwama sikadokotela esasinemishini yezokwelapha lapho evakashela endlini. Ngaqala ukucabanga ukuthi odokotela bangasebenzisa kanjani amaphrinta aphathwayo e-3D ukuze benzele iziguli izinto zokwelapha ngesikhathi sokuvakasha.”
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U-Wong usiza ukubungaza. “NgoDisemba odlule, ngilethe iphrinta yami ye-3D nepotimende engigibele nalo ukuze ngikhiqize izinto zokwelapha e-Mars Desert Research Station. Njengoba i-International Space Station inikwa amandla amaphaneli elanga, ngisebenzise amandla elanga ukuze nginike amandla iphrinta yami ye-3D ukuze ngenze izinto zezokwelapha phakathi nomsebenzi wami olingisiwe we-Mars. Lokhu kwakungakaze kwenziwe ngaphambili. Lapho ngibuyela ekhaya, ngathola ukuthi izinsiza zami zezokwelapha ezinyathelisiwe zihlolwe ngabasebenzi basemtholampilo ukuze kubonakale ukuthi zisebenza kahle yini. Bakwenza. Le miphumela manje isishicilelwe kumagazini we-”
“Lokhu kungigqugquzele ukuthi ngiklame uhlelo lokuphrinta lwe-3D oluphatheka kalula, oluphathwayo olunamandla elanga olungena ngaphakathi kwepotimende elithwalayo ukuze abasebenzi bezempilo abavakashela amadolobhana akude bafike nalo ukuze benze izinto zokwelapha esizeni. Futhi mhlawumbe lezi zisebenzi zingashiya lawa maphrinta e-3D ngemuva ngemva kokufundisa umphakathi wendawo indlela yokuklama nokuphrinta izixazululo zabo. Amanye amaphrinta e-3D angakwazi ukuphrinta izingxenye zawo ezishintshayo. Umphakathi wendawo ungaphrinta izingxenye ukuze wenze amaphrinta e-3D engeziwe.”
“Namuhla kuyenzeka ukusebenzisa amaphrinta e-3D ashibhile ukwenza izinsiza zokwelapha endaweni lapho zidingeka khona kusetshenziswa amandla elanga. Abantu abangaphezu kwesigidigidi abawutholi ugesi. Ezindaweni ezikude, izinto zokwelapha ezilula ziyabiza futhi kungathatha amasonto kuya ezinyangeni ukufika ezandleni zezisebenzi zezokwelapha. I-3D4MD iletha ochwepheshe, ochwepheshe bezokunakekelwa kwempilo kanye neziguli ndawonye ukuze bakhe izixazululo zezokwelapha eziphrintekayo ze-3D ezingabizi ukuze zibe nomthelela omuhle ezimpilweni ezingaphezu kwesigidigidi.”
Enye yezinto eziqanjiwe eziyinhloko zale phrojekthi uhlelo lokuphrinta lwe-3D oluphathwayo olunamandla welanga, olungalethwa endizeni njengomthwalo othwalayo. Lokhu kuvumela ukuphathwa okuphephile kwezingxenye ezithambile futhi konga imali ngokugwema izindleko zemithwalo ehloliwe. Isistimu yokuphrinta ye-3D iyakwazi ukwenza uhla lwezinto zokwelapha, okuhlanganisa ama-splints angokwezifiso, izibambo ze-scalpel, nezinsimbi zamazinyo.
Okuncomekayo futhi ukuthi u-Wong akayena umklami oqeqeshiwe, ngakho wafaka isicelo ekucabangeni komklamo ogxile kumuntu we-IDEO ukuze akhe lolu hlelo lomsebenzi wezempilo oya endaweni ekude. Uyachaza futhi, “Lonke uhlelo bekufanele lube ngaphansi kwemikhawulo yobukhulu bomthwalo owuthwalayo. Ngisebenzise amaphaneli elanga angekho eshalofini, ibhethri, nephrinta ngoba isistimu ye-plug-and-play izoba lula ukuyisebenzisela izisebenzi eziqeqeshwe kancane. Imithetho iyahluka phakathi kwezinkampani zezindiza ngakho-ke akwenzeki njalo ukuthutha ibhethri le-asidi eholayo kwezinye izindiza. Lolu hlelo olusebenzisa amandla elanga lwaklanywa ukuze lukwazi ukusebenza kusetshenziswa ibhethri elitholakala endaweni.”
Sonke siyazi ukuthi ukuphela kukagesi kuyinto evamile futhi kunzima ukubikezela ezingxenyeni eziningi zomhlaba. Kodwa-ke, ngalokhu kusungulwa okusha, umuntu angaqhubeka nokuphrinta ngesikhathi sokucisha kukagesi uma iphrinta ingashintshela kumthombo wamandla ongekho kugridi. Kungakho le phrinta yepotimende ye-3D isebenzisa amandla elanga noma kagesi wegridi futhi kungani i-3D4MD ishintsha indlela odokotela abakwazi ngayo ukusiza iziguli zabo emhlabeni jikelele.
