Tag: Medical Technology
Neuralink’s first human brain implant in a person with paralysis
In January 2024, Elon Musk announced that Neuralink had successfully implanted its brain-computer interface (BCI) into its first human participant. The recipient was later...
Advancement in ReWalk Technology Achieves FDA Clearance as Only Personal Exoskeleton to Enable Use...
This March 2023 announcement marked an important practical milestone in spinal cord injury mobility technology. ReWalk Personal Exoskeleton received FDA clearance for use on...
Brain Implant Translates Paralyzed Man’s Thoughts Into Text With 94% Accuracy
A man paralyzed from the neck down due to a spinal cord injury he sustained in 2007 has shown he can communicate his thoughts,...
This Novel 3D Bioprinting Method Could Help Cure Human Paralysis
Previously untreatable spinal cord injuries may now be curable with a novel method of 3D bioprinting neural tissues established by researchers in China. The...
Experimental technology works to bring back sense of touch for those living with paralysis
Experimental research is working to improve the lives of people living with paralysis. Finding a way to bridge the severed connections between their brains...
InVivo Therapeutics
InVivo Therapeutics is a research and clinical-stage biomaterials and biotechnology company with a focus on treatment of spinal cord injuries.
By modulating the healing environment...
Paralyzed man has sense of touch restored by brain-machine interface
This is the first BMI to restore movement and touch simultaneously
Ten years ago, while on vacation in North Carolina, Ian Burkhart broke his neck...
Quadriplegic doctor working on helping spinal patients walk again
When it comes to developing cutting-edge technology to help people with spinal problems walk again, Dinesh Palipana is uniquely qualified – not only is...
Intel, Brown University collaborate on “intelligent spine technology”
With $6.3 million in DARPA funding, Intel, Brown and other partners will work on building the AI-driven hardware and software needed to treat spinal...
An ‘EpiPen’ for spinal cord injuries
ANN ARBOR—An injection of nanoparticles can prevent the body’s immune system from overreacting to trauma, potentially preventing some spinal cord injuries from resulting in...
