A Debrief from AOPA 2025: Are we witnessing a Digital (not just 3D printing) Renaissance?

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Brent Wright shares his experiences from the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) conference, highlighting innovations in 3D printing, data-driven technologies, and revealing his groundbreaking polar printer project for prosthetic sockets.
• AOPA attendance exceeded 2,000 people with 165 exhibitors including 30 new vendors
• Digital Showcase featured case studies for prostheses and orthoses using scanning technology
• Blasingtech impressed with 3D printing capabilities, producing foot orthoses in 30 minutes
• AI-designed scoliosis braces are outperforming experienced clinicians with better correction angles
• Radii's socket design algorithms now match skilled clinicians in patient comfort and feedback
• Tennr software helps clinicians identify missing documentation needed for insurance approval
• Brent reveals the "Vortex" - a polar printer with non-planar toolpaths creating sockets in under 2 hours
• Non-planar polar printing produces significantly stronger sockets than traditional layer printing
• Vortex printers are already in production with three units being prepared for clinical testing
Special thanks to Advanced 3D for sponsoring this episode!

If you are interested in the Vortex DS1 please follow this link: Vortex DS1 3D Printer - Advanced 3D
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1. AOPA Conference Overview and Attendance (00:00:00)

2. New Vendors and Digital Showcase Highlights (00:03:38)

3. Data-Driven Innovations in O&P (00:08:13)

4. Digital Solutions for Insurance Paperwork (00:17:19)

5. The Polar Printer Project Revealed (00:25:50)

6. Non-Planar Polar Printing Technology Explained (00:34:20)

7. Commercialization Strategy for the Vortex (00:44:19)