A futuristic bionic arm which users can control with their thoughts could be available in Europe in just two years, scientists have claimed.
Swedish researchers say they are hoping to get a CE mark for the product they have designed so it complies with the EU's safety and health protection requirements.
The implant system can connect to any commercially available arm prosthesis, and is currently being used by three people in Sweden who have had an amputation above the elbow.
Dr Max Ortiz Catalan, an associate professor at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, said that their prosthesis could be a clinically viable replacement for a lost arm.