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The device, a bipolar percutaneous intramuscular electromyography electrode, is intended for use in upper-limb amputation patients who have received the regenerative peripheral nerve interface surgical procedure, in order to enable the use of advanced prosthetic arms and hands.


Clinical Trial Description

This is a single center, 10 subject early feasibility study in which the primary objective is to ensure the safety of percutaneous intramuscular electrodes implanted in surgically-created RPNI constructs (free muscle grafts attached to the amputated nerves) in subjects with upper limb amputation. The secondary objectives are to assess the efficacy of the electrodes in recording electromyographic signals from the RPNI grafts and in delivering electrical stimulation to the RPNI grafts to evoke sensory percepts. This study will enroll people who have had upper limb amputations or are planning to have upper limb amputations. Each participant who does not already have RPNI grafts at the time of enrollment will have RPNI grafts implanted on branches or fascicles of nerves of the upper extremity. Several or all RPNI grafts will have a single bipolar electrode implanted in the muscle tissue, with the proximal end tunneled to a percutaneous exit point on the residual limb. Additional electrodes may be placed in innervated muscles in the residual limb, in order to provide a control comparison as well as to provide additional input during prosthesis control experiments. Electrodes will remain implanted for up to 7 years, with a minimum of 2 study visits per month to perform prosthesis control and sensory feedback experiments. Study endpoint will be assessed at a minimum of once per month while electrodes remain implanted. After a maximum of 7 years, electrodes will be explanted and the study ended after a 1 week follow-up. The results of this study will inform the final design of the electrodes to be implanted long-term in RPNI grafts to provide an increased number of degrees of freedom for prosthetic control and sensory and proprioceptive feedback. This will drastically improve the functionality of the prosthesis, enhance the sense of embodiment of the prosthesis itself, and enable future investigation of a fully-implanted (non-percutaneous) prosthesis control system. ;


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NCT number NCT03260400
Study type Interventional
Source University of Michigan
Contact Paul Cederna, M.D.
Phone 734-936-5885
Email cederna@umich.edu
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date July 19, 2017
Completion date May 5, 2027

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