Functional Expectations of Transhumeral Percutaneous Osseointegration Patients.

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Abstract

An FDA Early Feasibility Study (EFS) allows “for early clinical evaluation of devices to provide proof of principle and initial clinical safety data.” Over the past four years, our team has performed the first EFS clinical trial of a percutaneous osseointegrated (OI) docking system for patients with transfemoral amputations. As of December 1, 2017, 10 transfemoral VA patients received the device and are ambulating successfully for up to 22-months with positive safety and functional results. Currently, the EFS safety and functionality data are being used to target a pivotal study of the transfemoral device to obtain Premarket Approval (PMA) that will result in the broad clinical introduction of the transfemoral OI device within the US. However, transhumeral patients are currently underserved by prosthetic technologies. Nearly 60% of transhumeral patients limit their use of suspension-based prostheses and upwards of 30% of upper-limb suspension-type prosthetic devices are completely abandoned by both the VA and the military patient populations—with abandonment of the prosthesis most common among women. The overarching goal of this proposal is to maximize the functional recovery of US veteran, military, and civilian patients with transhumeral limb loss. We believe that this can be done by bringing FDA approved percutaneous OI devices to this patient population. Over the past 3 years, we developed a unique percutaneous OI device, known here as PODS, specifically for transhumeral patients using an evidence based approach. The Primary Aim of this proposal is to perform an FDA guided EFS of the PODS device for transhumeral patients, establishing its initial clinical safety. An initial group (N=20) of transhumeral patients will be recruited to the Salt Lake City (SLC) VA for in-depth consultation and patient centered functional evaluation using a shared decision making approach. Recruited candidates will undergo a full clinical evaluation of the residual limb. Functional assessments, focusing on activities of daily living (ADL), and evaluation of joint and terminal device biomechanics will be collected with their socket-prosthetic device (time = 0). These data will be used for final patient selection (N=10) for inclusion in the FDA EFS clinical trial. The EFS patients will be brought back to the SLC VA, admitted to the hospital, and have the Stage 1 surgery to receive the PODS endoprosthetic device, and then discharged to home. Approximately 4 weeks later, patients will return to the SLC VA and have the Stage 2 procedure performed to place the percutaneous post and attach their prosthetic device. Post- operatively, wound healing will be monitored at the percutaneous site. Patients will be discharged from the hospital to continue outpatient rehabilitation. Periodically (time = 3, 6, and 12 months) following the Stage 2 procedure, patients will be brought back to the SLC VA for assessment of their residual bone, soft tissues and device. The patient centere...

Key facts

NIH application ID
10261447
Project number
5I01RX002935-04
Recipient
VA SALT LAKE CITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Principal Investigator
Kent N. Bachus
Activity code
I01
Funding institute
VA
Fiscal year
2021
Award amount
Award type
5
Project period
2018-10-01 → 2023-09-30