News Archive

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 […]

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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)

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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 […]

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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

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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

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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)

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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)

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2015-07-16

The OPRA Implant System is FDA approved

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has of today, July 16th 2015, announced that the humanitarian device exemption (HDE) for Integrum´s OPRA Implant System is approved. The approval provides an unprecedented opportunity to improve the life for several thousands of individuals living with limb loss in the United States. Integrum is the first company […]

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2015-06-30

Swedish Medtech week

Integrum was part of the Swedish Medtech week hosted by the Association for Medical Technology in Sweden. Integrum presented the company and demonstrated some of the latest research. This was an event for national and regional officials and politicians aiming to raise awareness and create a conversation about medical technology. You can read more about […]

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