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March 11, 2019

CastPrint is 3D printing beautiful healthtech

Step into the medical complex where Latvia's Castprint wants to change how doctors treat broken bones.


Kitty Knowles

6 min read

It’s -2 degrees outside the old children’s hospital on of the outskirts of Riga. A few toddlers in thick padded onesies play at reception but most patients have moved to a second newer hospital site near the centre of the Latvian capital.

CastPrint cofounders .Credit: Kitty Knowles.
CastPrint cofounders Sigvards Krongorns and Janis Olins. Credit: Kitty Knowles.
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A CastPrint wrist brace.
A CastPrint wrist brace.
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A CastPrint foot brace.
A CastPrint foot brace.
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Krogorns pitching at TechChill 2019. Credit: Lauris Vīksne.
Krongorns pitching at TechChill 2019. Credit: Lauris Vīksne.
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