The coin-sized NEO device is designed to help patients with spinal cord injuries regain hand movement
Chinese surgeons have implanted a brain-computer interface in a patient with limited hand mobility, in what is described as the world’s first commercial procedure using an approved non-invasive device of its kind.
The procedure was carried out on Monday at a hospital in Shanghai. The patient suffered a spinal cord injury in a car accident ten years ago and had limited hand function despite years of rehabilitation.
During the operation, a coin-sized implant was placed on the surface of the patient’s brain. The device is designed to capture brain…
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