3D Systems and PediaVision Develop Vision Screening Device

By DE Editors

3D Systems announced that Quickparts assisted PediaVision with the development and production of Spot, a wireless, handheld vision-screening device that is easy to use and can capture results in less than one second.

PediaVision is a medical device company that provides vision assessment technology to adults and children as young as six months old. According to the company, Spot is a patent-pending technology that can assess a child’s vision quickly and objectively, eliminating the subjective analysis that can result using other screening tools.

3D Systems Quick parts provided the company with pre-production cast urethane parts, and was able to deliver safety-grade parts with production tolerances, all within the required lead time.

“Quickparts allowed us to test production quality prototypes months before traditional tooling would allow,” said Jeff Lammers, lead egineer at PediaVision. “We got to market faster and the pre-production prototypes were exactly what we needed. Rapid prototyping allowed us to compress our schedule by 3-6 months.”

For more information, visit 3D Systems and PediaVision.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.