Scanning to Achieve the Human Touch.

The article focuses on the project for fabricate artificial finger prostheses with lifelike accuracy for partial amputees. The active-function artificial finger prostheses devices are body-powered, light-weight, and allow users to regain complete control of the flexion and extension movements of an artificial finger. In order to create custom prosthetics more cost effectively for a larger market, the three-dimensional system (3D) digital computer-aided-design (CAD) model files are needed.