Accessible Can Opener

About this project

A 3D-printed device that attaches to a can tab and extends it with a long handle, enabling individuals with limited hand dexterity to open cans more easily using leverage instead of fine finger movements.

The challenge

The Shepherd Center strives to increase patients' independence

when performing activities of daily living such as opening canned

items.

Who it helps

Intended users of this Accessible Can Opener are individuals with limited

hand or finger dexterity. This could lead to difficulty in the fine motor

movement needed to pull the tab when opening a can.

How it works

Intended users of this Accessible Can Opener are individuals with limited hand or finger dexterity. This could lead to difficulty in the fine motor movement needed to pull the tab when opening a can.

The Shepherd Center strives to increase patients' independence when performing activities of daily living such as opening canned items.

The Accessible Can Opener is a pill-shaped, 3D printed device which uses tab-sized tunneling on one end, and an extended handle on the other to support the user's leverage and easily open the tab.

The Accessible Can Opener limits the need for fine motor movements when opening a can by extending the tab past the rim of the can, providing additional leverage when opening.

Tools needed

Fusion 360

Prusa slicer

FDM Printer

Project details

• Stage: Product
• Built by the Shepherd Center community, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
• Team: Shepherd Center
• Category: Daily Living
• Made with: 3D printing
• 20 downloads

The build files for Accessible Can Opener are free to download from this page - open source, shared by TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers.

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