Preliminary Program
Wednesday, 03rd of December 2025
07:30 –09:00
Registration
09:00 – 09:15
Welcome: Oskar Aszmann – Where we are
09:30 – 12:00
Live Video Transmission into Lecture Hall
Insertion of 4 leads into PM and LD for Intuitive Control of 6 DOF Arm (Paul Cederna/Oskar Aszmann)
09:15 – 09:30
Presentation of the Patient (Johanna Klepetko)
09:30 – 09:45
Presentation of Motor Matrix (Laura Ferrante)
09:45 – 11:30
Live Video Feed from Surgery
11:30 – 11:45
Description of the leads and ESO- what to expect
from this intervention (Alex Vaskov)
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch Break
13:30 – 13:40
Dario Farina
Accessing the Motor Neuron Pool forProsthetic Control via Signal Decomposition
Accessing the Motor Neuron Pool forProsthetic Control via Signal Decomposition
13:40 – 13:50
Paul Cederna
Accessing the Motor Neuron Pool via RPNI and intramuscular Sensors
Accessing the Motor Neuron Pool via RPNI and intramuscular Sensors
13:50 – 14:00
Jonathan Cheng
Accessing the Motor Neuron Pool via Peripheral Nerve and LIFE Electrodes
Accessing the Motor Neuron Pool via Peripheral Nerve and LIFE Electrodes
14:00 – 14:10
Laura Ferrante
Accessing the MN Pool via Thin-Film electrodes after TMR
Accessing the MN Pool via Thin-Film electrodes after TMR
14:00 – 14:10
Hugh Herr
Interfacing with muscle via magnetomicrometry
Interfacing with muscle via magnetomicrometry
14:20 – 15:00
Panel Discussion
Benefits and Pitfalls of each Technique
Benefits and Pitfalls of each Technique
15:00 – 15:30
Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00
Scientific Paper Session I (Signal Transfer)
Chair: Farina, Cederna
Chair: Farina, Cederna
17:00 – 18:00
Scientific Paper Session II (Signal Transfer)
Chair: Ferrante, Herr
Chair: Ferrante, Herr
19:00
Speakers Dinner, TBD
Thursday, 04th of December 2025
08:00 – 08:20
Keynote Lecture
Scott Levin – Spare Part Reconstruction
Scott Levin – Spare Part Reconstruction
08:20 – 08:35
Jason Souza: Indications of Bionic Reconstruction
– What are the milestones of a successful limb salvage
– when to turn to prosthetic alternatives – Resection/Replantation
– What are the milestones of a successful limb salvage
– when to turn to prosthetic alternatives – Resection/Replantation
08:35 – 09:30
Panel Discussion of Cases -Upper and Lower Extremity
Scott Levin, Jason Souza, Jason Ko, Paul Cederna
Moderator: Oskar Aszmann
Scott Levin, Jason Souza, Jason Ko, Paul Cederna
Moderator: Oskar Aszmann
09:30 – 10:15
Scientific Paper Session III
(6 selected Papers á 5min)
(6 selected Papers á 5min)
10:15 – 10:45
Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:00
Keynote Lecture
Stanisa Raspopovic – Managing The Afferent Pathway
Stanisa Raspopovic – Managing The Afferent Pathway
11:00 – 11:10
Laura Ferrante/Dario Farina
Restoring Proprioception/Sensation
Restoring Proprioception/Sensation
11:10 – 11:20
Hugh Herr
The first human demonstration of the Cutaneous Mechanoneural Interface
The first human demonstration of the Cutaneous Mechanoneural Interface
11:20 – 11:30
Alexander Gardetto
Targeted Sensory Feedback
Targeted Sensory Feedback
11:30 – 11:40
Anna Bösendorfer
EMG Biofeedback to help Motor Learning
EMG Biofeedback to help Motor Learning
11:40 – 11:50
Bernhard Fasching
Hybrid Hand Training with Soft Hand in Stroke Rehabilitation
Hybrid Hand Training with Soft Hand in Stroke Rehabilitation
11:50 – 12:00
Discussion
12:00 – 13:30
Scientific Paper Session IV
Chair: Raspopovic/Hargrove
Chair: Raspopovic/Hargrove
13:30 – 14:30
Lunch break
14:30 – 16:00
Dissecting Time (Video Transmission into Lecture Hall)
Cederna, Ernst, Souza, Matt Carty, Aszmann
Cederna, Ernst, Souza, Matt Carty, Aszmann
– TMR/RPNI in glenohumeral Amputees
– TMR/RPNI in transhumeral Amputees
– TMR/RPNI in transradial Amputees
– AMI (UE/LE)
– FFMT in Bionic Reconstruction
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee Break
16:30 – 16:45
Oskar Aszmann
FFMT in Extremity and Bionic Reconstruction of Upper Extremity
FFMT in Extremity and Bionic Reconstruction of Upper Extremity
16:45 – 18:15
Scientific Paper Session V
19:00
Dinner with all Participants at Fuhrgassl-Huber
Friday, 05th of December 2025
08:00 – 12:00
Live Surgery
(Transhumeral OI + TMR, Rickard Branemark, Oskar Aszmann)
(Transhumeral OI + TMR, Rickard Branemark, Oskar Aszmann)
08:15 – 08:30
Anna Bösendorfer
Introduction of Patient II
Introduction of Patient II
08:30 – 09:15
Jason Souza
Osseointegration and Bionic Reconstruction of Lower Extremity
Osseointegration and Bionic Reconstruction of Lower Extremity
09:15 – 09:30
Rickard Branemark
eOPRA, OI Registry, Safety/Efficacy, FDA, Endo-Exo Interfacing
eOPRA, OI Registry, Safety/Efficacy, FDA, Endo-Exo Interfacing
09:30 – 09:45
Video Live Feed OR
09:45 – 10:00
Interfacing with Prosthetic Components
(Hans Oppel, Christian Hofer)
(Hans Oppel, Christian Hofer)
10:00 – 10:15
Video Live Feed OR + Coffee Break
10:15 – 10:30
Presentation Prosthetic Control of Patient I (from
previous day)
10:00 – 10:30
Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:00
Keynote Lecture
Hugh Herr – Future of Bionic Reconstruction” Exploring the Limits
Hugh Herr – Future of Bionic Reconstruction” Exploring the Limits
11:00 – 12:30
Scientific Paper Session VI (on OI)
Chair: Jason Souza, Paolo Sassu
Chair: Jason Souza, Paolo Sassu
12:30 – 13:30
Limb Salvage vs. Amputation
(Discussion of Cases-
Scott Levin, Jason Souza, Paul Cederna, Jason Ko, Oskar Aszmann. Presentation of Cases and Discussion of Options)
13:30 – 14:30
Lunch Break
14:30 – 16:00
Dissecting Time (Videostream into Lecturehall)
– Osteotomies, Osseointegration (TH, TR, TT, TF, Thumb)
– Where and how to we implant sensors for each level
– Osteotomies, Osseointegration (TH, TR, TT, TF, Thumb)
– Where and how to we implant sensors for each level
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee Break
16:30 – 16:45
Levi Hargrove
17:00 – 18:00
Cosima Prahm Bionic Identity
18:00 – 18:30
Adjourn
Staff: Univ. Prof. Dr. Oskar C. Aszmann, Dr. Alina Nierlich-Hold,
Dr. Clemens Gstöttner, Dr. Gregor Längle, Dr. Philipp Tratnig-Frankl, Dr. Leopold Harnoncourt, Dr. Vlad Tereshenko
Faculty: Jason Souza Amputation Care, Jason Ko Hand Reko FFMT, Paul Cederna Bionics, Jonathan Cheng, Scott Levin Sparepart Surgery, Rickard Branemark (OI), Matt Carty, Jenny Ernst (OI/AMI)
6 Full Cadavers, 4 Doctors/Cadaver (max. 24 Participants), Total of ~ 150 Participants
University Clinic for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
Medical University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital, Währinger Gürtel 18 – 22, 1090 Vienna
Univ. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang J. Weninger
Center for Anatomy and Cellular Biology Medical University of Vienna
Währinger Straße 13, 1090 Vienna
HEINTEL Group
Rudolf Heintel Gesellschaft m. b. H.
Erdbergstraße 166
1030 Vienna
Rudolf Heintel Gesellschaft m. b. H.
Erdbergstraße 166
1030 Vienna
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Sweden
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