The e-OPRA Implant System, is a further development of the OPRA (Osseointegrated Prostheses for the Rehabilitation of Amputees) Implant System, approved under HDE (Humanitarian Device Exemption) H080004. The e-OPRA Implant system is an implant system for direct skeletal anchorage of amputation prostheses. The added feature in the e-OPRA Implant system, is a bidirectional interface into the human body that allows permanent and reliable communication using implanted electrodes. These electrodes will provide long-term stable bioelectric signals for an improved control of the prosthetic limb. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the feasibility of a lower limb amputee with the e-OPRA Implant System exhibiting full neural control over a neuro-mechanical prosthetic system. A maximum of six subjects will be enrolled. Each subject will undergo a surgery where the e-OPRA Implant System will be implanted. The subjects will participate in follow-up sessions of which the last one occurs approximately 24 months after the surgery. This is a prospective, non-randomized, uncontrolled study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
2
Implantation of e-OPRA Implant System in lower limb to be used with amputation limb prosthesis
MIT Media Lab
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Electrode function
i) To evaluate implantation robustness, and connector/lead integrity: i.a. Measured Impedance (kOhms) i.b. Maximal Voluntary Contraction (MVC) Amplitude (mV) ii) To evaluate sensor function and signal quality: ii.a. Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) above 2
Time frame: 24 months
Preferred walking speed
Preferred walking speed, as each subject ambulates with the neuromechanical prosthesis, will be evaluated. Preferred walking speed will be compared to a non-amputee height/weight match for each enrolled subject. A baseline data set will first be collected for each subject ambulating with a conventional prosthesis. Each subject will be timed as they traverse a predetermined distance at a steady speed that they deem most comfortable.
Time frame: 24 months
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