S21E10 · Customized Knee Replacements, Leaf Springs, Lavender Essential Oil, Rivets and Rivet Tools

Customized Knee Replacements, Leaf Springs, Lavender Essential Oil, Rivets and Rivet Tools

S21E10 · 2013-06-06 · 21 min

Medical scans and computer models guide the production of customized knee-replacement components designed for an individual patient. Steel strips are cut, heat-treated and curved into vehicle leaf springs; harvested lavender is steam-distilled to extract its essential oil; and metal blanks are formed into rivets alongside the tools used to install them.

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