Introduction: Assistive technology are devices, resources and processes that promote a significant improvement in the quality of life of people with disabilities. Due to the high values of prostheses and orthoses, additive manufacturing appears, which promotes prosthetic parts that fulfill their functions; promote functionality, and also facilitating access to these parts, since they are cheaper. Objective: to demonstrate through an experience report, the experiences carried out by a group of academics in the creation of low-cost orthotic devices, with the use of 3D technology within an extension project. Methodology: The present research is characterized as a descriptive research with characteristics of experience report. Results and discussions: the experiences that this project provided were important in the process of academic and professional training of extension workers, since there was contact in the production and construction of prosthetic parts, application of protocols, learning in specialized evaluation and knowledge about the 3D printer. Conclusion: The experiences of the 3D little hands project contributed significantly to successful experiences, which may open new ideas and new projects to help other people who need a foundation in the creation of similar projects in other regions.

Introduction: Amputations are considered as total or partial withdrawal, having traumatic or congenital etiological causes, which end up impacting the individual's body acceptance and social relationships. The prostheses already existing in the scope of assistive technology, and new models, started to have an extensive acquisition value, becoming laborious to be acquired. As a result of this factor, companies such as e –NABLE together with health and engineering professionals aim to manufacture low cost upper limb prostheses, through additive manufacturing. Objective: perform an assessment of dexterity, motor coordination and impact on quality of life, in a patient using assistive technology. Methodology: The present study was characterized as a case study of a patient with transradial congenital amputation, who, through the 3D Hands project, received a low-cost prosthesis, where this research had as objective through the procedures and tests reported to assess dexterity, motor coordination and quality of life. Results and Discussion: It was observed that the use of the “Cyborg Beast” prosthesis was not satisfactory for the patient with congenital transradial amputation, with no expected tests being applied. However, since the patient had a lower score in the domain for emotional aspects, in the SF-36 Questionnaire, performed before the attempt at fitting. Conclusion: The importance of developing prosthetic models that serve this population was explained, as well as more studies that address motor coordination, manual dexterity and quality of life.

As próteses já existentes no âmbito da tecnologia assistiva, e novos modelos, passaram a possuir um extenso valor aquisicional, tornando-se laborioso de serem adquirida. Em decorrência desse fator, empresas como a e -NABLE juntamente com profissionais da área de saúde e engenharia possuem objetivo de fabricar próteses de membro superior de baixo custo, por intermédio da manufatura aditiva. Objetivo. Observar a influência de uma prótese do tipo Cyborg Beast para realizar avaliação da destreza, coordenação motora e impacto na qualidade de vida, em paciente utilizando tecnologia assistiva. Metodologia. O presente estudo se caracterizou como um estudo de caso de uma paciente portadora de amputação congênita transradial, que por intermédio do projeto Mãozinhas 3D recebeu uma prótese de baixo custo, onde está pesquisa possuiu como objetivo através dos procedimentos e testes relatados de avaliar destreza, coordenação motora e qualidade de vida. Resultados e Discussão. Observou-se que o uso da prótese "Cyborg Beast", não foi de cunho satisfatório para a paciente que apresenta amputação transradial congênita, não ocorrendo a aplicação dos testes esperados. Porém, visto que a paciente apresentou menor pontuação no domínio por aspectos emocionais, no Questionário SF-36, realizado antes da tentativa de protetização, a autoimagem é um dos grandes pontos a serem desenvolvidos na construção de peças