FDA allows marketing of first prosthetic arm that translates signals from person’s muscles to perform complex tasks

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Title: FDA allows marketing of first prosthetic arm that translates signals from person’s muscles to perform complex tasks

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FDA allows marketing of first prosthetic arm that translates signals from person’s muscles to perform complex tasks

05/09/2014 12:24 PM EDT

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today allowed marketing of the DEKA Arm System, the first prosthetic arm that can perform multiple, simultaneous powered movements controlled by electrical signals from electromyogram (EMG) electrodes.

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