The FDA has approved Neuralink’s experimental brain chip for a second human patient after the team proposed a fix to the electrode’s retreat.
Human trials
Neuralink went ahead with its human trials, fully knowing that the neurochip’s wires retracted, according to Reuters.
In medical wearables news, MIT engineers designed a unique ultrasound sticker that monitors deep internal organs for any issues.
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday it has received approval from an independent review board to begin recruitment for the first human trial of its brain implant for paralysis patients. Those with paralysis due to cervical spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may qualify for the study, it said, but […]