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Totsmacgee
I am using crutches now and probably will for at least another month or two. My hands are bruised as fuck from hobbling around
nfseskimo
step one be rich
Cyberpope67
merely a modificatoin to the forearm crutches invented in Canada long ago. . .
Browsing4stuff
That looks like a lot of moving parts that’ll break quickly with extended use.
LovelyMover
What’s wrong with some sticks held together with rusty nails!
FlatPlutoSociety
Sticks and rusty nails? Luxury! In my day, we used duct tape and a stale baguette, and we were glad to have it! Ah, happier times.
axxeem
I don't have time to make this in to a gif: https://youtu.be/ABAO3D4A8NM
Armored0Titan0
Why is Mashable so unbelievably shit
Someshithead241
Yeah, these already exist. Have done for years
DefundIsraelTheGenocidalNation
Great. Insurance won’t cover it. Fuck the us health system.
RunningInSpaces
Stairs look like fun
Trelis
Looking forward to see this being used incorrectly as well.
Blackmetalhappiness
That looks amazing...ly expensive.
Cammo353
$20,000
bripi
Fucking AMAZING!! I wore crutches for 6 weeks and they were the worst weeks I can remember. It's about time someone rethought these!!
4vie
... Here in Sweden we don't even have that model of crutches.
thepatioheater
Having spent 2 weeks with armpit crutches, gotta say I don't know how people could do it longer! My arms hurt more than the sprained ankle!
NoNameFred
For long-term use, it's normally forearm crutches (a.k.a. 'Canadian crutches'). They require more upper-body strength, but are much better
They keep proper posture, are better for stairs, give more mobility (almost 50% more!) and have fewer side-effects (e.g. 'crutch paralysis')
WinsWaldo
These only cost $199 when purchased directly from their website, not sure if you can use insurance or be reimbursed by your policy.
The one time I needed crutches, the EOB indicated a charge for $250 for the regular shoulder crutches they gave me.
lumosminima
You know, that’s not too bad.
Right, it’s probably worth it anyway as they’ll last a good while, here’s the site: https://www.mobilitydesigned.com/
dadanedude
In the 90s i used a crutch with a rest for my forearm. I dont get why thats not standard. It's much more comfortable than normal crutches.
$$--high tech vs HS metal shop
money--high tech vs HS metal shop
$$: high tech vs HS metal shop
middleburgh
we 'as da technology
johnzaku
cainofdreaming
gladusty
I'n listening to dragula by Rob Zombie while watching this and I love it
I'm*
boblives
numonster
If peeps want a more readily available option for forearm crutches in the uk: https://smartcrutch.uk/
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AlexjoneswatchingTporn
Oof
sicsided
Ork speak 'as no rulz
but... but....writing in dialect is an art
ObtuseDoorFrame
Is that what you were doing? I thought it was a variation on meme pet talk, like "hooman." I should have stayed out of it.
yep
PTrick87
Uhhh...there are platform crutches and lofstrand crutches so this isn't new
LeftRightThere
I’m sure they haven’t changed because screwing two bent pipes together with a couple of handles is pretty cheap.
coralto
I mean the new ones are still just a few pieces of plastic and metal screwed together, how much can they possibly cost to make?
$5 in materials, $700 in patent licenses, and the hospital adds the America Health Care charge of $4,000 per crutch
ItsWaluigitime
Most people use them incorrectly also. Arm should bend 90 degrees at elbow and weight should mostly be placed on hands, not armpit.
ElectricStormCat
But to be fair, you could make these with the same concept of two bent pipes bolted together. They just have fancy plastic over it here.
AdrianMole
After a complicated femur fracture I bought brand new crutches in a hospital in Italy for only 10 euro. I used them over 6 months.
DJudy
10 euro!? I got some from the hospital here in the states for $55!
kunkuno
"the states"
For me, the traditional design was ok. I am not sure what advantages the posted crutches have.
UnicornCock
Better body mechanics. Less repetitive strain on the parts of the body compensating for the injury
Musicosity
I dunno... I've had several broken legs and ankles (dirt bike/Mtb), crutches really just give me strong Tris, and Lats
Your body isn't meant to carry the weight on your shoulders. But im glad it made you swole
Septcanmat
This. You can make a fancy crutch, but you run the risk of just making it easier to break and harder to fix. Crutches haven’t been
stagnant for years because people love them the way they are. They’ve stayed that way because they’re economical.
OtterlyMagnificent
As far as I've seen, there's been one basic crutch shape for a thousand years, and a few attempts to improve it, that fail.
HMOs, etc., will always only pay for the basic armpit model, unless you have a specific hgealth condition making forearm crutches indicated>
2> e.g. Spinal Bifida
Ghlargh
Yup, that hinge does not look like it'll last, neither does the fancy mesh bumper thing on the bottom.
RustyDoorNail
How long are you supposed to be using crutches?
A person who buys crutches privately might use them a lot. If bought by a clinic they would be used by multiple people.
PoliticalLava
The mesh bottom piece is common technology and has been used for decades. It'll last. A la mesh wheels.
I doubt they would last if you squished them this flat every step, it looks like the material is over-stressed every compression.
eggmuffin
Should I laugh or cry when the Americans remind me they are lagging 30 years behind in terms of... everything?
gibbinthegremlin
both
Nim449
As an american, I suggest both. I mean *someone* should be laughing.
ss you can't yet. VOTE
Berkly234
Hasn’t this existed for years (platform crutches)? How is this reinvention? Other than a redesign, I don’t see anything really different.
Yup and lofstrands which offers a little more independence that regular crutchez
AwesomeTeddybear
It's from a clickbait invention site (like "amazing engineering" on LinkedIn) that gets hits with spamming old news
I've been calling them forearm crutches for 30+ years.
LanttuLaatikko
Am I reading the comments correctly, is it in America that they're still using the armpit crutches? I have never even seen those IRL.
Only short-term. People who will need crutches for a while usually get platform crutches, or something else depending on their injury.
Yeah, in Europe it's pretty much always forearm crutches. Even elsewhere, forearm crutches are normally used for 'long-term' conditions.
MartyDozer
I mean we have had a similar thing in Ireland for about 30 years or more.... but yeah sure look snazzy!!
same as Canada -- from bacj whjen we were Commonwealth mates!
RaymondChoppard
I don't think anybody in Europe uses an armpit crutch anymore.
DaneBrass
Similar but a lot easier to use if you remain active. I went to college with the inventor & tried his prototype when I broke my femur.
LactaidOverDose
Does it have the extra hinge point? Or are they just classic loftstrand crutches?
Se7enPr1me
Hey dont mock us americans for having substandard healthcare! We suffer enough from it as it is lmao
Woolytop
I've seen similar crutches in the US, too. Not with a fancy hinge, though. I've also seen like scooters that you the knee of your injured>
<*rest the knee of your injured leg on and scoot about that way.
Hurlerontheditch10
And when you're tall you get the colourful ones!
MagiicHat
You must have missed the hinge in the above video. That's the interesting part.
yeah theres a hinge in ours too.
Useful for what?
Somedude7
Wait? You don't just reuse your grandparents crutches because your insurance doesn't cover them? What about peg legs?
Cenodoxus
Eh? When I broke my leg the hospital said they could either rent a pair of forearm/canadian crutches to me or I could purchase for 20$.
samikau
I think as most of Europe
& all of Canada
Knightendae
?? that makes me sad
Thisbefluff
I googled Canadian Crutches and that’s actually a thing. Internet was like sure, call them that
Lorgs
Ye, like who's been using the medieval shoulder-supported one's since ww1?
WackyTicTacCasualty
I had to use the Axillary type because of damage to hands and elbows as well as legs - couldn't weight bear on arms or legs.
Finain
Murica fuck ya !!! *shoots gun in air*
Ydafuqitmattertho
crazymojomonkey
I'm using mastodon bones lashed with raptor hide..isn't everyone?
ButterfaceTaintClown
same in the UK, and it doesn't need to be 3d printed...
TheMayo16
Yea bu3d printing is starting to be a bonus, with 3d printed metals were gonna start seeing cut/paste factories that you program what u want
Theory89
Where? The ones with cuffs are not better, they just hurt differently. Still poor distribution and chafing.
UsernamesAreStupidAnyways
The only reason to 3D print any of this - to my mind - would be to create a master for a mold, to then make the parts from a better material
Bmxtucker
Americans are behind on the healthcare thing. Give us a break ?
but, well done to the inventor. you've managed to increase the basic cost of healthcare.
Notme68
Healthcare will continuously cost more as Medicine advanced. But if everyone can't get it, it's worthless.
asm80dfa8sdfj
In the US, 3D printed means cheaper.
Is this 3D printed? I didn't see anything in the video to indicate that, and this doesn't seem like a good use for 3D printing.
Ghostlogicz
Why not , with an industrial 3D printer you bring the costs of this way done into easily snap together pieces . Pretty much if it can be 3D
For something like this the best use for 3D printing would be to create a semi-permanent master to make molds for casting the parts.
Printed you should 3d print it to make it cheaper and more standardized . Someday everything will. Come out a 3d printer as Star Trek
For told ... just makes sense ... hell if I could 3d print a car and Assemble it ikea style for material cost I’d give it a shot .. fuck up
vbfoggo
As an AVID enthusiast with 3 printers, this is not nearly true. For volume manufacturing, injection molding is still FAR superior
hewhopoops
I have never seen it in the UK before
Artebudz
Have had a somewhat similar design for 3 years. Smartcrutch, think mine are called
wheelersdealer
Think they mean the grey plastic ones. Where you rest your weight on handles mounted low down, so your arm is straight.
thekitkatfu
Those are shit. These are the shit
kubi
I know a guy who lost his toes and use those while he learned to walk without them. His upper body was jacked. And he hiked with us too!
LocalZoophile
Forearm crutches are top notch, and should be almost always be used instead of any other type.
EccentricNimoy
Magjee
I could have used this three years ago. The regular crutches chaff the hell out of the pits and you end up sweating like crazy from the lift
FairylandTrashCollector
Short reminder: The 199$ is for the crutches without extras.
binaryspike
Really? $200? I'm tempted to buy it just so I can lend it out
imgurianitarian
Lend or rent?
HedonistBeard
If your friends need crutches that often you might want to stop kicking them so hard.
51m0
When i broke my leg in the 80s we had these type of crutches...
Depends how it’s being paid for and if you need it , if your paying your free to buy these for like 200. If insurance is paying you’ll get
The 20$ ones unless you have some medical reason for needing the ones that cost 10x more
FlyingSpaghettiMonsieur
I broke my foot 7 years ago and it was the old school armpit torturers. Wasn’t offered anything else.
Same here, we have been using similar ones for decades.
JustinSaneFire
Have you ever used the regular crutches? These look like a pain to use also but I was wondering which would be best
RelartOfGivia
I did for 6 months. I thought they were easy and I felt like I built upper body strength and got really good on them. But I am a strong guy.
I used regular crutches for more than 6 months. Worked fine for me. Needing them sucked but thankfully I recovered.
They are both similar to be honest , neither are fun they each stress different parts but neither parts you want stressed. If your used to
Either probably better to still use it . I would only switch if you have some shoulder/wrist/forearm damage and need the other one to avoid
Slippaterunderthecovers
Only costs 10,000$ and insurance won't cover. #murica
The one with him taking a selfie would have been a better one to post
SurgioClemente
What’s the name of the company so I can invest
ImRelevantToo
https://www.mobilitydesigned.com/
BenSnow97
Only $200? But... but... won't somebody think of the shareholders for once?
baldm0mma
$200 - https://www.mobilitydesigned.com/
SoftcoreFavorites
Wait, you guys don’t have all your medical expenses paid for you by your health insurance provider which takes money from state taxes? Wow.
Did the math a while back;what US pays in healthcare,Canada pays higher taxes.It's too closer to warrant a claim of superiority either way
NoUserNamesLeftToChooseFrom
* $10000
Bananasandwiches42
I sprained my ankle once and they gave me crutches at urgent care. 3 months Later received a bill for them. Absolute joke.
JambaJoose01
insurance will cover the one that looks high tech, but is instead a complete rip off, has less than 50% of the functionality, and cost $5000
Bukulu
200 silver dollar for an invalid negro? Pah, I say! Who do you think I am that I would pay such a preposterous sum!
v
UltraDi3000
Is this a Donald Trump quote?
CarlSaganRulez
AwesomeEEl
BROOOOOOO
Canada covers, if you're Canadian.
Its only $200 https://www.mobilitydesigned.com/
TheErniePi
„Only“
BradJohnson774
And available from Amazon. In contrast, my wife is currently using regular crutches I got at the thrift store, like new, for $2.79.
ooglybooglies
Don't worry, they still bill Insurance $5000
AWarningToOthers
Which will not even break your deductible.
Crazywelderguy
While much more affordable, for a 2-3 month span most people need these, still ~10x the cost of regular crutches
Very fair point, I in no way intended to undermine the high cost compared to crutches. Mainly just pointing out the actual cost.
superseriouscomments
So it's gonna be 200$ without insurance and 500$ copay with insurance while someone bills the insurance company 5000$
FloodingWaters
and then at the next company meeting they're going to tell you that both your premiums and your deductible have gone up by 25% but not to
worry because "this is actually a really good deal"
Doorplease
That price point is genuinely shocking.
FlyingDorito
yeah, and I'm thinking...what's the catch?.... I hope no catch...
UlfricStormtoke
Yeah, it is
The605
How? My normal crutches were like 2k
fattmoley3D
You ruining people's narrative with facts!!!!
meModel
That healthcare in the US is overpriced? you think one reasonably priced medical device ruins that narrative?
TreasonousCheeto
They were trying to use this as an example to support that narrative. It’s fair to be critical is that.
RaynaGold
Came here to say this. Kudos!
tupacshomie
Why? Theyre only $200. Theres no reason for insurance to pay $10k for these crutches or any others.
It's a joke. Because the healthcare system is greedy and likes to charge $10.00 for cough drops if you're in the hospital...
nikkinikorasu
Insurance cos are notorious for paying more for random things and then billing your portion as the same, of even higher, than the real cost.
IProbablySaySomethingStupid
That is terrible cost! Here we can borrow them for free and for so long we need them. Only if break them we have to pay.
AndreyYeuu
I dont see why that could cost 10000$ ,a rezonabile price can be 1000$
IAmACyberneticOrganismLivingTissueOverEndoskeleton
Not even, its worth 100$ not more, the plastic part are molded and thats very cheap to produce
*$100
madeyoulookXD
So the parts are fairly cheap, but experts had to spend an amount of time developing, prototyping, submitting for approval. But yeah <10000
mpchandler
pffft, "reasonable" isnt very murican
*$10000 *$1000
RodgerRodger
Because (especially with healthcare) America doesnt give a fuck and definitely isnt reasonable.
This
pandaMagnet
A $40 brace sold in stores- I bought from a doctors office, which insurance didn’t cover- and I was told to pay $475 for it. And no returns
Pansy1024
My doctor is close to retiring so he gives out the link to buy stuff like that on amazon.
Yeah, new doctor. Never went back, needless to say. I have great insurance, so I was disgusted by the whole process.
Totsmacgee
I am using crutches now and probably will for at least another month or two. My hands are bruised as fuck from hobbling around
nfseskimo
step one be rich
Cyberpope67
merely a modificatoin to the forearm crutches invented in Canada long ago. . .
Browsing4stuff
That looks like a lot of moving parts that’ll break quickly with extended use.
LovelyMover
What’s wrong with some sticks held together with rusty nails!
FlatPlutoSociety
Sticks and rusty nails? Luxury! In my day, we used duct tape and a stale baguette, and we were glad to have it! Ah, happier times.
axxeem
I don't have time to make this in to a gif: https://youtu.be/ABAO3D4A8NM
Armored0Titan0
Why is Mashable so unbelievably shit
Someshithead241
Yeah, these already exist. Have done for years
DefundIsraelTheGenocidalNation
Great. Insurance won’t cover it. Fuck the us health system.
RunningInSpaces
Stairs look like fun
Trelis
Looking forward to see this being used incorrectly as well.
Blackmetalhappiness
That looks amazing...ly expensive.
Cammo353
$20,000
bripi
Fucking AMAZING!! I wore crutches for 6 weeks and they were the worst weeks I can remember. It's about time someone rethought these!!
4vie
... Here in Sweden we don't even have that model of crutches.
thepatioheater
Having spent 2 weeks with armpit crutches, gotta say I don't know how people could do it longer! My arms hurt more than the sprained ankle!
NoNameFred
For long-term use, it's normally forearm crutches (a.k.a. 'Canadian crutches'). They require more upper-body strength, but are much better
NoNameFred
They keep proper posture, are better for stairs, give more mobility (almost 50% more!) and have fewer side-effects (e.g. 'crutch paralysis')
WinsWaldo
These only cost $199 when purchased directly from their website, not sure if you can use insurance or be reimbursed by your policy.
FlatPlutoSociety
The one time I needed crutches, the EOB indicated a charge for $250 for the regular shoulder crutches they gave me.
lumosminima
You know, that’s not too bad.
WinsWaldo
Right, it’s probably worth it anyway as they’ll last a good while, here’s the site: https://www.mobilitydesigned.com/
dadanedude
In the 90s i used a crutch with a rest for my forearm. I dont get why thats not standard. It's much more comfortable than normal crutches.
Cyberpope67
$$--high tech vs HS metal shop
Cyberpope67
money--high tech vs HS metal shop
Cyberpope67
$$: high tech vs HS metal shop
middleburgh
we 'as da technology
johnzaku
cainofdreaming
gladusty
I'n listening to dragula by Rob Zombie while watching this and I love it
gladusty
I'm*
boblives
numonster
If peeps want a more readily available option for forearm crutches in the uk: https://smartcrutch.uk/
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AlexjoneswatchingTporn
Oof
johnzaku
sicsided
Ork speak 'as no rulz
middleburgh
but... but....writing in dialect is an art
ObtuseDoorFrame
Is that what you were doing? I thought it was a variation on meme pet talk, like "hooman." I should have stayed out of it.
middleburgh
yep
PTrick87
Uhhh...there are platform crutches and lofstrand crutches so this isn't new
LeftRightThere
I’m sure they haven’t changed because screwing two bent pipes together with a couple of handles is pretty cheap.
coralto
I mean the new ones are still just a few pieces of plastic and metal screwed together, how much can they possibly cost to make?
LeftRightThere
$5 in materials, $700 in patent licenses, and the hospital adds the America Health Care charge of $4,000 per crutch
ItsWaluigitime
Most people use them incorrectly also. Arm should bend 90 degrees at elbow and weight should mostly be placed on hands, not armpit.
ElectricStormCat
But to be fair, you could make these with the same concept of two bent pipes bolted together. They just have fancy plastic over it here.
AdrianMole
After a complicated femur fracture I bought brand new crutches in a hospital in Italy for only 10 euro. I used them over 6 months.
DJudy
10 euro!? I got some from the hospital here in the states for $55!
kunkuno
"the states"
AdrianMole
For me, the traditional design was ok. I am not sure what advantages the posted crutches have.
UnicornCock
Better body mechanics. Less repetitive strain on the parts of the body compensating for the injury
Musicosity
I dunno... I've had several broken legs and ankles (dirt bike/Mtb), crutches really just give me strong Tris, and Lats
UnicornCock
Your body isn't meant to carry the weight on your shoulders. But im glad it made you swole
Septcanmat
This. You can make a fancy crutch, but you run the risk of just making it easier to break and harder to fix. Crutches haven’t been
Septcanmat
stagnant for years because people love them the way they are. They’ve stayed that way because they’re economical.
OtterlyMagnificent
As far as I've seen, there's been one basic crutch shape for a thousand years, and a few attempts to improve it, that fail.
Cyberpope67
HMOs, etc., will always only pay for the basic armpit model, unless you have a specific hgealth condition making forearm crutches indicated>
Cyberpope67
2> e.g. Spinal Bifida
Ghlargh
Yup, that hinge does not look like it'll last, neither does the fancy mesh bumper thing on the bottom.
RustyDoorNail
How long are you supposed to be using crutches?
Ghlargh
A person who buys crutches privately might use them a lot. If bought by a clinic they would be used by multiple people.
PoliticalLava
The mesh bottom piece is common technology and has been used for decades. It'll last. A la mesh wheels.
Ghlargh
I doubt they would last if you squished them this flat every step, it looks like the material is over-stressed every compression.
eggmuffin
Should I laugh or cry when the Americans remind me they are lagging 30 years behind in terms of... everything?
gibbinthegremlin
both
Nim449
As an american, I suggest both. I mean *someone* should be laughing.
Cyberpope67
ss you can't yet. VOTE
Berkly234
Hasn’t this existed for years (platform crutches)? How is this reinvention? Other than a redesign, I don’t see anything really different.
PTrick87
Yup and lofstrands which offers a little more independence that regular crutchez
AwesomeTeddybear
It's from a clickbait invention site (like "amazing engineering" on LinkedIn) that gets hits with spamming old news
Cyberpope67
I've been calling them forearm crutches for 30+ years.
LanttuLaatikko
Am I reading the comments correctly, is it in America that they're still using the armpit crutches? I have never even seen those IRL.
FlatPlutoSociety
Only short-term. People who will need crutches for a while usually get platform crutches, or something else depending on their injury.
NoNameFred
Yeah, in Europe it's pretty much always forearm crutches. Even elsewhere, forearm crutches are normally used for 'long-term' conditions.
MartyDozer
I mean we have had a similar thing in Ireland for about 30 years or more.... but yeah sure look snazzy!!
Cyberpope67
same as Canada -- from bacj whjen we were Commonwealth mates!
RaymondChoppard
I don't think anybody in Europe uses an armpit crutch anymore.
DaneBrass
Similar but a lot easier to use if you remain active. I went to college with the inventor & tried his prototype when I broke my femur.
LactaidOverDose
Does it have the extra hinge point? Or are they just classic loftstrand crutches?
Se7enPr1me
Hey dont mock us americans for having substandard healthcare! We suffer enough from it as it is lmao
Woolytop
I've seen similar crutches in the US, too. Not with a fancy hinge, though. I've also seen like scooters that you the knee of your injured>
Woolytop
<*rest the knee of your injured leg on and scoot about that way.
Hurlerontheditch10
And when you're tall you get the colourful ones!
MagiicHat
You must have missed the hinge in the above video. That's the interesting part.
MartyDozer
yeah theres a hinge in ours too.
AlexjoneswatchingTporn
Useful for what?
Somedude7
Wait? You don't just reuse your grandparents crutches because your insurance doesn't cover them? What about peg legs?
Cenodoxus
Eh? When I broke my leg the hospital said they could either rent a pair of forearm/canadian crutches to me or I could purchase for 20$.
samikau
I think as most of Europe
Cyberpope67
& all of Canada
Knightendae
?? that makes me sad
Thisbefluff
I googled Canadian Crutches and that’s actually a thing. Internet was like sure, call them that
Lorgs
Ye, like who's been using the medieval shoulder-supported one's since ww1?
WackyTicTacCasualty
I had to use the Axillary type because of damage to hands and elbows as well as legs - couldn't weight bear on arms or legs.
Finain
Murica fuck ya !!! *shoots gun in air*
Ydafuqitmattertho
crazymojomonkey
I'm using mastodon bones lashed with raptor hide..isn't everyone?
ButterfaceTaintClown
same in the UK, and it doesn't need to be 3d printed...
TheMayo16
Yea bu3d printing is starting to be a bonus, with 3d printed metals were gonna start seeing cut/paste factories that you program what u want
Theory89
Where? The ones with cuffs are not better, they just hurt differently. Still poor distribution and chafing.
UsernamesAreStupidAnyways
The only reason to 3D print any of this - to my mind - would be to create a master for a mold, to then make the parts from a better material
Bmxtucker
Americans are behind on the healthcare thing. Give us a break ?
ButterfaceTaintClown
but, well done to the inventor. you've managed to increase the basic cost of healthcare.
Notme68
Healthcare will continuously cost more as Medicine advanced. But if everyone can't get it, it's worthless.
asm80dfa8sdfj
In the US, 3D printed means cheaper.
FlatPlutoSociety
Is this 3D printed? I didn't see anything in the video to indicate that, and this doesn't seem like a good use for 3D printing.
Ghostlogicz
Why not , with an industrial 3D printer you bring the costs of this way done into easily snap together pieces . Pretty much if it can be 3D
UsernamesAreStupidAnyways
For something like this the best use for 3D printing would be to create a semi-permanent master to make molds for casting the parts.
Ghostlogicz
Printed you should 3d print it to make it cheaper and more standardized . Someday everything will. Come out a 3d printer as Star Trek
Ghostlogicz
For told ... just makes sense ... hell if I could 3d print a car and Assemble it ikea style for material cost I’d give it a shot .. fuck up
vbfoggo
As an AVID enthusiast with 3 printers, this is not nearly true. For volume manufacturing, injection molding is still FAR superior
hewhopoops
I have never seen it in the UK before
Artebudz
Have had a somewhat similar design for 3 years. Smartcrutch, think mine are called
wheelersdealer
Think they mean the grey plastic ones. Where you rest your weight on handles mounted low down, so your arm is straight.
AlexjoneswatchingTporn
thekitkatfu
Those are shit. These are the shit
kubi
I know a guy who lost his toes and use those while he learned to walk without them. His upper body was jacked. And he hiked with us too!
LocalZoophile
Forearm crutches are top notch, and should be almost always be used instead of any other type.
EccentricNimoy
Magjee
I could have used this three years ago. The regular crutches chaff the hell out of the pits and you end up sweating like crazy from the lift
FairylandTrashCollector
Short reminder: The 199$ is for the crutches without extras.
binaryspike
Really? $200? I'm tempted to buy it just so I can lend it out
imgurianitarian
Lend or rent?
HedonistBeard
If your friends need crutches that often you might want to stop kicking them so hard.
51m0
When i broke my leg in the 80s we had these type of crutches...
Ghostlogicz
Depends how it’s being paid for and if you need it , if your paying your free to buy these for like 200. If insurance is paying you’ll get
Ghostlogicz
The 20$ ones unless you have some medical reason for needing the ones that cost 10x more
FlyingSpaghettiMonsieur
I broke my foot 7 years ago and it was the old school armpit torturers. Wasn’t offered anything else.
samikau
Same here, we have been using similar ones for decades.
JustinSaneFire
Have you ever used the regular crutches? These look like a pain to use also but I was wondering which would be best
RelartOfGivia
I did for 6 months. I thought they were easy and I felt like I built upper body strength and got really good on them. But I am a strong guy.
AdrianMole
I used regular crutches for more than 6 months. Worked fine for me. Needing them sucked but thankfully I recovered.
Ghostlogicz
They are both similar to be honest , neither are fun they each stress different parts but neither parts you want stressed. If your used to
Ghostlogicz
Either probably better to still use it . I would only switch if you have some shoulder/wrist/forearm damage and need the other one to avoid
Slippaterunderthecovers
Only costs 10,000$ and insurance won't cover. #murica
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Totsmacgee
The one with him taking a selfie would have been a better one to post
SurgioClemente
What’s the name of the company so I can invest
ImRelevantToo
https://www.mobilitydesigned.com/
BenSnow97
Only $200? But... but... won't somebody think of the shareholders for once?
baldm0mma
$200 - https://www.mobilitydesigned.com/
SoftcoreFavorites
Wait, you guys don’t have all your medical expenses paid for you by your health insurance provider which takes money from state taxes? Wow.
Cyberpope67
Did the math a while back;what US pays in healthcare,Canada pays higher taxes.It's too closer to warrant a claim of superiority either way
NoUserNamesLeftToChooseFrom
* $10000
Bananasandwiches42
I sprained my ankle once and they gave me crutches at urgent care. 3 months Later received a bill for them. Absolute joke.
JambaJoose01
insurance will cover the one that looks high tech, but is instead a complete rip off, has less than 50% of the functionality, and cost $5000
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Bukulu
200 silver dollar for an invalid negro? Pah, I say! Who do you think I am that I would pay such a preposterous sum!
EccentricNimoy
UltraDi3000
Is this a Donald Trump quote?
CarlSaganRulez
AwesomeEEl
BROOOOOOO
Cyberpope67
Canada covers, if you're Canadian.
ImRelevantToo
Its only $200 https://www.mobilitydesigned.com/
TheErniePi
„Only“
BradJohnson774
And available from Amazon. In contrast, my wife is currently using regular crutches I got at the thrift store, like new, for $2.79.
ooglybooglies
Don't worry, they still bill Insurance $5000
AWarningToOthers
Which will not even break your deductible.
Crazywelderguy
While much more affordable, for a 2-3 month span most people need these, still ~10x the cost of regular crutches
ImRelevantToo
Very fair point, I in no way intended to undermine the high cost compared to crutches. Mainly just pointing out the actual cost.
superseriouscomments
So it's gonna be 200$ without insurance and 500$ copay with insurance while someone bills the insurance company 5000$
FloodingWaters
and then at the next company meeting they're going to tell you that both your premiums and your deductible have gone up by 25% but not to
FloodingWaters
worry because "this is actually a really good deal"
EccentricNimoy
Doorplease
That price point is genuinely shocking.
FlyingDorito
yeah, and I'm thinking...what's the catch?.... I hope no catch...
UlfricStormtoke
Yeah, it is
The605
How? My normal crutches were like 2k
fattmoley3D
You ruining people's narrative with facts!!!!
meModel
That healthcare in the US is overpriced? you think one reasonably priced medical device ruins that narrative?
TreasonousCheeto
They were trying to use this as an example to support that narrative. It’s fair to be critical is that.
RaynaGold
Came here to say this. Kudos!
tupacshomie
Why? Theyre only $200. Theres no reason for insurance to pay $10k for these crutches or any others.
RaynaGold
It's a joke. Because the healthcare system is greedy and likes to charge $10.00 for cough drops if you're in the hospital...
nikkinikorasu
Insurance cos are notorious for paying more for random things and then billing your portion as the same, of even higher, than the real cost.
IProbablySaySomethingStupid
That is terrible cost! Here we can borrow them for free and for so long we need them. Only if break them we have to pay.
AndreyYeuu
I dont see why that could cost 10000$ ,a rezonabile price can be 1000$
IAmACyberneticOrganismLivingTissueOverEndoskeleton
Not even, its worth 100$ not more, the plastic part are molded and thats very cheap to produce
NoUserNamesLeftToChooseFrom
*$100
madeyoulookXD
So the parts are fairly cheap, but experts had to spend an amount of time developing, prototyping, submitting for approval. But yeah <10000
mpchandler
pffft, "reasonable" isnt very murican
NoUserNamesLeftToChooseFrom
*$10000 *$1000
RodgerRodger
Because (especially with healthcare) America doesnt give a fuck and definitely isnt reasonable.
Slippaterunderthecovers
This
pandaMagnet
A $40 brace sold in stores- I bought from a doctors office, which insurance didn’t cover- and I was told to pay $475 for it. And no returns
Pansy1024
My doctor is close to retiring so he gives out the link to buy stuff like that on amazon.
pandaMagnet
Yeah, new doctor. Never went back, needless to say. I have great insurance, so I was disgusted by the whole process.