FDA Approves First Bone-anchored Artificial Leg
From: Medical Design Technology - 07/17/2015

The US Food and Drug Administration authorized use of the first prosthesis
marketed in the US for adults who have amputations above the knee and who
have rehabilitation problems with, or cannot use, a conventional socket
prosthesis.

The Osseoanchored Prostheses for the Rehabilitation of Amputees (OPRA) device
instead uses fixtures and screws implanted into the patient’s remaining thigh
bone to connect an external prosthetic limb.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2015/07/fda-approves-first-bone-anchored-artificial-leg

Links:
FDA authorizes use of prosthesis for rehabilitation of above-the-knee amputations
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/UCM455103

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