{"id":4164,"date":"2018-04-02T21:06:19","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T21:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fictiv.com\/?post_type=cpt_case_study&p=4164"},"modified":"2022-01-06T06:48:44","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T14:48:44","slug":"lim-innovations","status":"publish","type":"cpt_case_study","link":"https:\/\/www.fictiv.com\/case-studies\/lim-innovations","title":{"rendered":"Lim Innovations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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About the team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Industry<\/strong>: Medical Devices<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Product<\/strong>: Modular prosthetic socket device<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Location<\/strong>: San Francisco, CA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Why Fictiv<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Customer challenges<\/strong>: Long quoting lead times put projects at risk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Favorite features<\/strong>: Easy-to-use web portal, instant quotes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Result<\/strong>: Hundreds of production-grade urethane cast parts, each order delivered in 10 days<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lim Innovations<\/a>\u00ae has an inspiring mission: to empower amputees to live beyond the limits of their disabilities. The company was co-founded by an orthopedic surgeon and prosthetist back in 2012, when they realized conventional prosthetics were limiting the freedom, comfort, and activity of amputees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They discovered that the key to positively affecting amputee function and performance was found in the human-technology interface\u2014the point where the prosthetic connects to the human body. Today, Lim Innovations has developed the Infinite Socket\u2122 System, a first-of-its-kind modular and adjustable prosthetic device with improved pressure distribution for radically improved patient comfort and mobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lim Innovations customer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Moving Quickly to Serve More Patients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As a team member at a growing medical device company, Lim Innovations R&D Engineering Manager Preston Fung<\/a> knows it\u2019s important to prototype designs quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lim Innovations R&D Manager Preston Fung with the Infinite Socket TT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“Quoting can be a black box\u2014you never know when you\u2019ll hear back.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen I\u2019m prototyping designs, I look at how quick I can get a quote,\u201d Lim Innovations R&D Manager Preston Fung said. \u201cFor an engineer in development, we don\u2019t want to spend too much time trying to source parts. A lot of shops don\u2019t have a system in place for quoting, so I\u2019d have to get a hold of their manager. Sometimes it can take up to a week just to get some numbers back and before you know it you\u2019ve just lost three weeks in development. Quoting can be a black box\u2014you never know when you\u2019ll hear back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discovering Fictiv for Instant Prices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lim Innovations first partnered with Fictiv back in 2014 for quick-turn selective laser sintering parts (SLS)<\/a> for their first generation product and then later for Fictiv\u2019s three-day CNC machining services<\/a>. Fung was able to learn about Fictiv through a colleague when he joined the team at Lim Innovations and quickly discovered how easy it was to use the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lim Innovations workspace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI love the web portal \u2014 it\u2019s quick, simple, and easy-to-use,\u201d said Fung. \u201cYou just upload your parts and get pricing in a matter of minutes. The instant feedback is a great way to check my work and then make any necessary revisions to improve the design or lower the cost.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leveraging Fictiv for Fast, Production-Grade Urethane Cast Parts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Most recently, Fung has leveraged Fictiv\u2019s platform for production-grade urethane cast parts<\/a> for Lim Innovations\u2019 second-generation product, the Infinite Socket TT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I love the web portal \u2014 it\u2019s quick, simple, and easy-to-use”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Fictiv-made urethane cast parts<\/a> for the Infinite Socket TT\u2019s tensioning system<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After validating the basic shape and size of the design with FDM 3D printing<\/a>, Fung moved to further evaluate the functionality of parts using selective laser sintering<\/a>. After conducting functional tests with the SLS prototypes, he chose urethane casting to quickly produce production-grade parts for the product\u2019s tensioning system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It helps us to mitigate risk without the massive investment in a costly injection molding tool”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUrethane casting is great as an alpha test for parts that will ultimately be injection molded,\u201d said Fung. \u201cWe\u2019re also using this process for production parts currently, while we gain some valuable data on patient use and experiences. The per unit cost is higher, but it helps us to mitigate risk without the massive investment in a costly injection molding<\/a> tool. The design requirements are also more flexible with urethane casting, so we may continue to cast certain components even after moving to larger-scale production with injection molding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fictiv has produced hundreds of urethane cast parts<\/a> for Lim Innovations, with each order delivered in just ten business days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disrupting a Static Industry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This San Francisco-based company is moving fast to disrupt an antiquated industry and bring transformative products and services to amputees across the country. At Fictiv, we\u2019re proud to help realize new innovations from next generation medical device companies like Lim Innovations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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