Switching from hands-on to Canfit™ Design ...

Rob Kroll
Cad/Cam Technician
MD Orthotics & Prosthetics Labs, Inc.
Brookfield, IL

Rob has been using the Canfit™ software since 2005.

"In our experience, going from hands on to CAD design was over all pretty smooth. I was hired to come in and manage all of the CAD work. The practitioners do not work on the system at all here. I guess you can say I am the dedicated digital Prosthetist/Orthotist.

When I came here, there were some old timers who were very wary of the change. After we were up and running they caught on and seen how much more simplistic and time saving it could be. No more scheduling time for a practitioner to get in and modify plaster molds. What we do now is, after the patient files are ready, I send out still images of most of our work for a practitioner to review. In doing so this also saves us time on me having to wait for a specific practitioner to review the modifications and to move forward.

To answer your question about the learning curve, that all went very smooth as well. I had the software months before we had the equipment; I also came up to the Vancouver office for a few days of training. Overall, it was a simple transition. The software has gotten much better over the 3 versions I've used. So if someone was just starting now it should be that much easier for them. It looks better and with each upgrade/update the features mimic the hands on experience that much more.

If you have any future questions feel free to send them along. "

Rob Kroll
MD Orthotics & Prosthetics Labs, Inc.