Mir Bayyaan Baloch, first Pakistani child to receive 3D printed hand

Bioniks, a prosthetics provider in association along with Xplorer 3D (a 3D printer producer) and Viscous.co (3D printer seller) to provide a child along with a 3D printed hand.

Mir Bayyaan Baloch, a 5-year-old boy, is the first child of Pakistan to receive such a treatment. This child was born without a right hand; however the companies involved together with the cooperation of Bayyaan’s father, Mir Umer Baloch, have given him an artificial hand that permit him to do everything just like the other children can do.

The team “UnLimbited” by Stephen Davies and Drew Murray were one of the first resources that Mir Umer found when he was searching for a prosthetic hand for his son on the Internet.

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Stephen and Drew had created the UnLimbited Arm, a prosthetic for the persons that have no hand however a functional elbow, which was utilizes for the right hand of Bayyan.

When Mir Umer had found the perfect prosthetic for his child, he reached out to Bioniks for this reason.

Along with the help of a Xplorer 3D printer placed at the NED University of Engineering and Technology, Bioniks printed the UnLimbited Arm. After that they adjusted the device to fit the arm of the boy.

Afterwards the 3D printed prosthetic arm was fitted into the arm of Bayyaan to give him a completely function right hand that he felt comfortable along with.

Earlier, Bayyaan was not able to shake hands, give high fives, as well as even hold objects with the help of his right hand.

Mir Bayyaan Baloch might not realize that he is the very first child of Pakistan to receive such a treatment however he is very excited regarding finally being able to live his life like a normal child.

This is an unbelievable feat accomplished by the dedication and passion of companies like Bioniks and Xplorer 3D, as well as the persons like Mir Umer, Stephen, and Drew.