First 3D-printed prosthetic used at the Paralympics

German Paralympic cyclist Denise Schindler competed in the 2016 Rio Paralympics with a 3D-printed polycarbonate prosthetic right leg, becoming the first athlete to use a 3D-printed limb at the games, at which she won a silver in the time trial and a bronze in the road race. The technique of 3D printing and scanning of remaining limbs allows custom prosthetics to be made much more quickly and cheaply than established hand-made techniques. Schindler's leg weighed just 812 g (1.79 lb) and took only 48 hours to complete from initial body scans to the finished product.