I doubt his father would receive anything approaching state of the art. The VA doesn't hand out Lamborginis they hand out Hondas. 3d Printed prosthetic are no

I doubt his father would receive anything approaching state of the art. The VA doesn't hand out Lamborginis they hand out Hondas. 3d Printed prosthetic are nothing new and it doesn't sound like the kid designed his own from scratch prosthetic, he just used an existing model. As you alluded to in your comment, Commercially available prosthetics are superior however 3d printed ones offer several advantages. A 3d printed prosthetic is orders of magnitude less expensive which means an individual can have multiple specifically suited units instead of one or perhaps 2 expensive prosthesis. The Nintendo Switch prosthesis shown in the video is a great example, it's far more functional for playing the Switch than any commercial prosthesis. They're infinitely easily customized which has numerous advantages both in function and in appearance. For a child, a prosthesis can be a source of shame because kids are beyond cruel. A custom 3d printed prosthesis can be the difference between being made fun of and being admired. https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/13/8207133/3d-printed-iron-man-prosthetic-limbitless-solutions https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/13/8207133/3d-printed-iron-m...