2016-11-02

Integrum’s Research Director, Dr. Max Ortiz Catalán is the winner of the 14th Annual Delsys Prize

Dr. Max Ortiz Catalán winning proposal, titled “Myoelectric pattern recognition and augmented reality for the treatment of Phantom Limb Pain”, was selected from a field of 134 entries from 29 countries. The entries represented a remarkably broad range of interests in diverse areas as Biomechanics, Exercise Physiology, Signal Processing, Facial EMG, Robotics, Rehabilitation, and various […]

2016-10-15

Sweden wins medal in the Cybathlon competition, “cyborg Olympics”, at the Swiss Arena in Zürich

The first recipient of our osseointegration and neural control technology competed on 8 October in the Cybathlon, an event aimed at pushing the technological boundaries to reduce disability. More than 8,000 spectators and 700 journalists covered this initial event. Despite being the only participant with an above-elbow amputation, a disadvantage when competing against below-elbow-amputees, the […]

2016-05-04

The first US surgery has successfully been performed at UCSF

UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco is the first U.S. center to proceed with an OPRA program. This unique program gives amputees new hope for better prosthesis. The historic first U.S. surgery with the Integrum OPRA System took place last week. The patient receiving the implant is a 54-year-old man who lost most of his right leg due to […]

2016-04-17

Kerstin Hagberg in the latest issue of “Fysioterapi”

Physiotherapist Kerstin Hagberg, associate professor at the Centre of Orthopaedic Osseointegration (COO) at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, is in the latest issue of the Swedish magazine “Fysioterapi”. In the article, you can read about Kerstin’s work and how the OPRA Implant system has change the life for a young Swedish man. Read the article here (Swedish)

2016-04-05

Dr. Brånemark featured speaker at IAA Conference

The founder of Integrum, Dr. Rickard Brånemark , is one of the featured speakers at the 30th Annual meeting of the International Anaplastology Association to be held June 1-4, 2016 in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. Take the opportunity to listen to Dr. Brånemark and his presentation “Osseointegration for Orthopedic Applications” on 2 June at 2.05 pm. Read […]

2016-01-02

News report

ABC 7 News have done a news report about the OPRA Implant System that is currently being tested at the University of California, San Francisco. The report can be read here

2015-10-08

Orthotic and Prosthetic Innovation & Technology Symposium

Dr. Rickard Brånemark, founder of Integrum, is one of the featured speakers at the 6th Orthotic and Prosthetic Innovation & Technology Symposium which is held on the 6th of November in the Milberry Union Event & Meeting Center in San Francisco. You can read more about the symposium here

2015-09-24

Article in Göteborgs-Posten

The Swedish Newspaper Göteborgs-Posten, the biggest daily morning paper in the west of Sweden, published an article about Integrum. The article describes how Integrum will enter the US market and also briefly describes conventional products compared to bone anchored prostheses. The article can be read here (in Swedish)

2015-09-16

Article in Dagens Industri

The Swedish newspaper Dagens industri, Scandinavia’s largest business newspaper, has published an article about Integrum. The article relates to Integrum being the first company in the world with bone anchored prosthesis to be approved by the FDA for use in the U.S. The article can be read here (in Swedish)