FDA approves DEKA Arm System.
Here's why amputees (including Darth Vader) will love this prosthetic arm.
http://goo.gl/197b5f ( www.techtimes.com )
The prosthetic arms used by the fictional characters of Star Wars will soon
become a commercially available reality as the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) gave its stamp of approval on the sale and use of the DEKA Arm System
for amputees who have lost their limbs from the mid-upper or mid-lower part
of their arm or from the shoulder joint.
On Friday, the FDA announced it has given the go signal for the sale of the
prosthetic arm dubbed "Luke" for Luke Skywalker, the Star Wars hero who has
used a prosthetic hand since losing his in a duel with his father Darth
Vader. The green light was given after FDA reviewed clinical data about the
device including those from a study conducted by the Department of Veterans
Affairs, which assessed how the arm could allow amputees perform common
self-care and household tasks.
反正就是，美國FDA批准DEKA Arm System
這個神似科幻作品星際大戰中，某些傢伙所裝的機械義肢，
可以在美合法上市，造福身體不方便的人們。