Forma — 3D Cranial Scanning
Capture a baby’s head shape in 3D on an iPhone — radiation-free — and send it securely to Osteo3d to help craft a corrective cranial helmet.
For clinicians & orthotists
A safer, faster way to fit cranial helmets
For infants with plagiocephaly or brachycephaly, a corrective helmet is shaped to the head. Forma offers a quick, contactless way to capture the head shape in 3D — taken in clinic on an iPhone and sent securely to Osteo3d.
How it works
From scan to helmet in four steps
We issue a Case ID + PIN
Osteo3d creates a secure case for each patient — no patient name is ever stored in the app.
Scan the head in 3D
On a LiDAR iPhone, the clinician captures a to-scale 3D scan of the head in under a minute, with on-screen guidance.
Secure upload to Osteo3d
The scan uploads straight to Osteo3d — the file never leaves the device any other way.
We craft the helmet
Our team turns the scan into a precise corrective cranial helmet.
Why Forma
Built for clinical use
Radiation-free 3D capture
Uses the iPhone’s LiDAR to capture the head’s shape in 3D for helmet design — with no ionising radiation.
Guided, one-minute capture
On-device guidance helps any clinician get a complete scan on the first try.
Privacy-first by design
A scan is identified only by its Case ID. No patient name is stored on the device.
Secure, upload-only
Scans go directly to Osteo3d; they can’t be shared or exported from the app.
Manufacturing-ready output
Produces to-scale OBJ/STL geometry our team uses to make the helmet.
Requirements
- • iPhone Pro model with LiDAR (12 Pro or newer)
- • iOS 17 or later
- • During beta, installed via Apple TestFlight (we send the invite)
Privacy & consent
Each scan is identified only by a Case ID — no patient name is stored on the device. The app asks for consent before scanning, and data is used solely to manufacture the helmet. See our privacy policy.
Forma is an Osteo3d capture tool used under clinician oversight to support the design of custom cranial helmets. It is in limited evaluation and is not intended for diagnosis.
Join the Forma beta
Tell us about your clinic and device, and we’ll send you a TestFlight invite.