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Neurocomputer interface implanted in human

30.07.2022

The brain-computer interface has become a reality in the United States (albeit limited so far). Synchron says it has become the first company in the country to successfully implant a brain-machine interface into a human.

Doctors at New York's Mount Sinai West Medical Center implanted a Stentrode device into the motor cortex of a patient who agreed to take part in the COMMAND experiment sponsored by Synchron. Its purpose is to evaluate the usefulness and safety of brain-computer interfaces in enabling people suffering from severe paralysis to control the device without using their hands.

Ideally, Stentrode's technology should enable these people to self-send emails, text messages, and perform other digital tasks that healthy people take for granted.

Surgeons installed the implant through an endovascular procedure that avoided major open-brain surgery by inserting it through the jugular vein. The operation went "extremely well" and, according to Synchron, the patient was able to return home within 48 hours. The ongoing experiment in Australia is also going well, with four patients who received implants a year ago doing well.

It is clear that by the time when doctors can offer the installation of Synchron brain-computer interfaces to all patients in need, a lot of time will pass.

In July 2021, the company received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to perform an interface implantation operation in humans under the COMMAND pilot program, which is still active at the time of this writing.

The US procedure was a significant step forward. It will allow people suffering from paralysis to regain the ability to independently control their lives. It also testifies to the victory of Synchron in the competition - Elon Musk, for example, has not yet received FDA approval for the use of implants developed by his company.

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