In the first human trials conducted by researchers at Fudan University in Shanghai, the new brain-spinal implant showed remarkable results.
Four male patients who had been paralyzed due to spinal cord injuries received the implant.
All of them were able to regain leg movement within just hours of undergoing surgery, and within 24 hours, they demonstrated significant voluntary control. Within two weeks, the patients could walk several meters with assistance.
The system works by detecting movement intentions in the brain, translating those signals, and delivering them to the spinal cord below the injury through tiny implanted electrodes.
This bypasses the damaged sections of the nervous system, reactivating the necessary motor functions.
The procedure is minimally invasive, using electrodes only 1 mm in diameter, and it not only restores motion but also appears to stimulate natural reconnection of the body's own nerve circuits.
These early results suggest that the implant can achieve near-immediate improvements in mobility, potentially transforming treatment for spinal cord injury patients worldwide.
Four male patients who had been paralyzed due to spinal cord injuries received the implant.
All of them were able to regain leg movement within just hours of undergoing surgery, and within 24 hours, they demonstrated significant voluntary control. Within two weeks, the patients could walk several meters with assistance.
The system works by detecting movement intentions in the brain, translating those signals, and delivering them to the spinal cord below the injury through tiny implanted electrodes.
This bypasses the damaged sections of the nervous system, reactivating the necessary motor functions.
The procedure is minimally invasive, using electrodes only 1 mm in diameter, and it not only restores motion but also appears to stimulate natural reconnection of the body's own nerve circuits.
These early results suggest that the implant can achieve near-immediate improvements in mobility, potentially transforming treatment for spinal cord injury patients worldwide.
In the first human trials conducted by researchers at Fudan University in Shanghai, the new brain-spinal implant showed remarkable results.
Four male patients who had been paralyzed due to spinal cord injuries received the implant.
All of them were able to regain leg movement within just hours of undergoing surgery, and within 24 hours, they demonstrated significant voluntary control. Within two weeks, the patients could walk several meters with assistance.
The system works by detecting movement intentions in the brain, translating those signals, and delivering them to the spinal cord below the injury through tiny implanted electrodes.
This bypasses the damaged sections of the nervous system, reactivating the necessary motor functions.
The procedure is minimally invasive, using electrodes only 1 mm in diameter, and it not only restores motion but also appears to stimulate natural reconnection of the body's own nerve circuits.
These early results suggest that the implant can achieve near-immediate improvements in mobility, potentially transforming treatment for spinal cord injury patients worldwide.
