DEVELOPMENT OF A 3D BEak PROSTHESIS FOR Ramphastos tucanus IN ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE (ABS)
beak; prosthesis; Ramphastos
The bird's beak is a constantly growing structure, covered by keratinized epidermal sheaths called Ramphotheca. Currently, several conditions have been observed that promote the treatment of infections in treatment centers and of infected animals, viral, fungal and parasitic infections and trauma. In many cases of fracture and avulsion, euthanasia is taken into account, compromising the survival of nature, as often times its ability to feed itself, in addition to the lack of places that further enhance its nature. recovery. Therefore, various techniques for nozzle repairs have been proposed. With 3D printing becoming increasingly present and accessible to the field of veterinary medicine, this work aims to develop a prosthesis for toucan beaks. The development of this work was carried out in four stages, being the biometry of each beak, scanning the horny beak, weighing the beak and printing the prostheses. The partial results show that it is possible to print each nozzle with anatomical and similar characteristics to the original.