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。 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. FDA approves 'Star Wars' robotic arm for amputees http://goo.gl/Lh0aCb ( www.reuters.com ) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a robotic arm for amputees that is named for the "Star Wars" character Luke Skywalker and can perform multiple, simultaneous movements, a huge advance over the metal hook currently in use. -- A blank, as if the Force had nothing to do with him. No, more like he had nothing to do with the Force. Mara Jade, Vector Prime, STAR WARS.(=￣ω￣=)　 --

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