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Musk's Neuralink gets FDA's breakthrough device tag for 'Blindsight' implant

The FDA's breakthrough tag is given to certain medical devices that provide treatment or diagnosis of life-threatening conditions. It is aimed at speeding up development and review of devices currently under development.

17 September 2024, 20:28 IST

Musk's Neuralink gets FDA's breakthrough device tag for 'Blindsight' implant

17 September 2024, 20:28 IST

Elon Musk's Neuralink says second trial implant went well, no thread retraction issue

The company said the patient, identified as Alex, did not face issues of 'thread retraction', unlike Noland Arbaugh, Neuralink's first patient who received the implant in January.

22 August 2024, 03:59 IST

Elon Musk's Neuralink says second trial implant went well, no thread retraction issue

22 August 2024, 03:59 IST

Neuralink implanted second trial patient with brain chip, Musk says

Neuralink is in the process of testing its device, which is intended to help people with spinal cord injuries. The device has allowed the first patient to play video games, browse the internet, post on social media and move a cursor on his laptop.

04 August 2024, 19:54 IST

Neuralink implanted second trial patient with brain chip, Musk says

04 August 2024, 19:54 IST

Elon Musk's Neuralink says tiny wires of brain chip in first patient now stable

The company had in May said that a number of tiny wires inside the brain of Noland Arbaugh, who is paralyzed from the shoulders down due to a 2016 diving accident, had pulled out of position.

10 July 2024, 20:29 IST

Elon Musk's Neuralink says tiny wires of brain chip in first patient now stable

10 July 2024, 20:29 IST

Neuralinks will make phones obsolete in future, says Elon Musk

Even if Neuralink gets the nod from regulatory authorities to offer BCI, as a medical aid device to paralysed people, it may need more time to test the modem to carry out long-distance communications.

19 June 2024, 07:55 IST

Neuralinks will make phones obsolete in future, says Elon Musk

19 June 2024, 07:55 IST

Former Neuralink staffer sues after scratches from Herpes monkey

The startup is in the early stages of clinical trials for its device, which is aimed at restoring function for paralyzed patients. An Arizona man, Noland Arbaugh, recently underwent surgery and became the first human patient to have the device implanted. A quadriplegic, Arbaugh can now successfully play video games by using only his thoughts.

15 June 2024, 10:50 IST

Former Neuralink staffer sues after scratches from Herpes monkey

15 June 2024, 10:50 IST

Musk's Neuralink says implant had issues after first human surgery

In the weeks following the January surgery on patient Noland Arbaugh, some of the electrode-studded threads that sit in the brain tissue began to retract from that tissue, the company said, resulting in the device not working properly.

10 May 2024, 04:33 IST

Musk's Neuralink says implant had issues after first human surgery

10 May 2024, 04:33 IST

Think Neuralink: Elon Musk hails first-ever X post 'made just by thinking'

Noland Arbaugh, aged 29, paralysed below the shoulder due to a diving accident, made history by posting a tweet on X (formerly Twitter) 'just by thinking'.

23 March 2024, 10:08 IST

Think Neuralink: Elon Musk hails first-ever X post 'made just by thinking'

23 March 2024, 10:08 IST

Musk's Neuralink shows first brain-chip patient playing online chess

'The surgery was super easy,' Arbaugh said in the video streamed on Musk's social media platform X, referring to the implant procedure. 'I literally was released from the hospital a day later. I have no cognitive impairments.'

21 March 2024, 03:23 IST

Musk's Neuralink shows first brain-chip patient playing online chess

21 March 2024, 03:23 IST

FDA finds problems at animal lab run by Musk's Neuralink

The inspectors identified quality control lapses at the company's California animal research facility. A similar inspection at Neuralink's Texas facility did not find problems, according to agency records.

29 February 2024, 11:38 IST

FDA finds problems at animal lab run by Elon Musk's brain implant company

FDA finds problems at animal lab run by Musk's Neuralink

29 February 2024, 11:38 IST