Personalised prostheses with Filaflex, creativity and 3D printing with a social focus
Suyay: Technology and Innovation for Health Accessibility
With over 400 prostheses printed using Filaflex, Suyay Corporation is revolutionizing accessibility to medical devices in Colombia and Spain. Their mission: to help children and adults affected by disabilities through innovative 3D printing solutions.
We spoke with Yusef Muñoz, director of Suyay, about their journey in developing technical healthcare solutions using 3D printing technology. Their focus has been particularly impactful in helping children and adults who lost limbs during Colombia's armed conflict.
The Suyay Project
Suyay's innovative prosthetic solutions making a difference in people's lives
"Suyay was created to help make the most disadvantaged children smile, empower them and make them more inclusive. With 3D printing, design and our creativity, we make the inaccessible accessible by manufacturing devices that usually have high costs, but in an efficient, fast and economical way."
Yusef Muñoz, founder of Suyay Corporation
Innovative Approach to Prosthetics
Advanced 3D printing techniques for prosthetic development
Customized prosthetic solutions for various needs
Manufacturing Process
Key Advantages of 3D Printed Prosthetics:
- Improved customization and organic modeling
- Reduced manufacturing times and costs
- Lightweight design (180-500g vs traditional 2kg)
- Heat-moldable adjustments for growing children
- Digital file sharing for global accessibility
Testing and fitting process of a customized prosthetic
Material Innovation with Filaflex
"It is very important for us to take care of the aesthetics and personalisation of the fingers of the prosthetic hands to give them functionality. That's why we print them with Filaflex, the most suitable elastic material on the market for this purpose."
Detailed view of Filaflex prosthetic fingers
Functional testing of prosthetic hand
Future Vision
Suyay's future plans include:
- Testing lower Filaflex Shore hardnesses for softer, more elastic prosthetic fingers
- Developing more accessible devices for various disabilities
- Expanding their reach to help more people globally
"Thanks to design, creativity, ingenuity and 3D printing, we now have it all. You can make unimaginable things at minimal cost and enable disabled people to have better accessibility, improving their quality of life."
