A paralyzed U.S. military veteran had a brain chip from Elon Musk’s Neuralink implanted at University of Miami Health System’s flagship hospital.
Patient “RJ,” who injured his spinal cord during a motorcycle accident, had the brain-computer interface inserted in April, becoming the fifth patient to receive the device and the first at UHealth, according to a June news release. He has since been able to control his smartphone and computer with his thoughts.
“Putting the latest technology into the hands of experts to break boundaries is what academic medicine is all about,” UHealth CEO Dipen Parekh, MD, stated in the release. “Our surgeons are among the best in the nation to help take this technology to the next level. Seeing it benefit a patient so directly is the ultimate reward.”
