A six year old French child by the name of Maxence was born without a right hand but his wish of getting one was fulfilled due to an effort which shows an increased use of 3D printing technology to make prostheses.

His mother said that he will be having a superhero hand and the colour of the hand will be his choice which he can take off when he wants to. An American company by the name of e-NABLE has been connecting the owners of 3D printers with families of children missing fingers or hands.

e-NABLE have already managed to provide over 1500 prostheses and the hand which was provided for the 6-year old Maxence was the first that was provided in France. This device is worn like a glove and it attaches like a Velcro and can be replaced when the child grows up.

The artificial hand allows a person to hold objects when he/she bends their wrist and does not require any form of surgery to be attached. The prosthesis cannot allow a person to do really precise activities lie tying shoes but users can do things like riding on swings or scooters.

Maxence is one of the 100 children in France who is born with one or more malformed limbs. This condition is a result of agnesia i.e. the failure of a child’s limb development at the time when he is the womb. But for now these type of prostheses have not been tested and approved by the health authorities of France.