Portioning spoon for Orfiril long and similar

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<p>My little cousin relies on Orfiril long and the medication needs to be dosed with a special spoon. However, for some reason the company has stopped shipping these spoons, which makes administering the medication very cumbersome. This is especially annoying for specialized medical institutions.</p><p>So I came up with my own version. It was designed with feedback from the epilepsy centre Kleinwachau (lots of thanks for the help) and was found to be working fairly well.&nbsp;</p><p>The design needs to be printed standing up as pictured, to achieve a smooth surface on the portioning bits. The first versions were printed lying down and the stringing around the holes made made it harder for the granulates to fall into place. I printed with a brim to aid adhesion. Furthermore, a 0.4mm nozzle is recommended, since some walls are very thin.</p><p>Please try to use food safe filaments, since they will be used to protion medication that is ingested orally. In general PLA and PETG are harmless, but the color particles are not necessarily safe. So please consult the data sheet before printing. I used Extrudr NX2, which works like a charm, but there are others:</p><p>PLA</p><ul><li>Extrudr NX1 and NX2 (certified: https://www.extrudr.com/en/material/)</li><li>Prusament except army green (not certified: <a href="https://blog.prusa3d.com/how-to-make-food-grade-3d-printed-models_40666/)">https://blog.prusa3d.com/how-to-make-food-grade-3d-printed-models_40666/)</a></li><li>filaments.ca (certified: https://filaments.ca/products/true-food-safe-pla-black-licorice-1-75mm)</li></ul><p>PETG</p><ul><li>Extrudr PETG (certified: <a href="https://www.extrudr.com/en/material/)">https://www.extrudr.com/en/material/)</a></li><li>Prusament except army green (not certified: <a href="https://blog.prusa3d.com/how-to-make-food-grade-3d-printed-models_40666/)">https://blog.prusa3d.com/how-to-make-food-grade-3d-printed-models_40666/)</a></li><li>Fiberlogy PCTG (approved for contact with food: <a href="https://fiberlogy.com/en/fiberlogy-filaments/pctg/)">https://fiberlogy.com/en/fiberlogy-filaments/pctg/)</a></li><li>filaments.ca (certified: <a href="https://filaments.ca/products/true-food-safe-petg-black-licorice-1-75mm)">https://filaments.ca/products/true-food-safe-petg-black-licorice-1-75mm)</a></li></ul><p>(to be expanded)</p><p>I have included various different versions for the corresponding dosages. From what I gather 75mg seems to be in highest demand. Also, there is a Fusion 360 file, you'd like to make alterations. The dosages can be altered by rolling back the features. Please remember to adjust the dosage in the sketch, which is number of holes x 3 (25 holes corresponds to 75 mg).</p><p>If you have any questions, suggestions for improvements or have found other certified filaments, please do not hesitate to send me a message.</p><p>Also if you are on the last meters of an applicable filament, maybe drop your local clinic a message and print a few for them. Makes a tough job a bit easier :)</p>