FDA Rejected Musk’s Plan For Human Brain Implants

March 2, 2023 Business, Science

Reuters reports:

On at least four occasions since 2019, Elon Musk has predicted that his medical device company, Neuralink, would soon start human trials of a revolutionary brain implant to treat intractable conditions such as paralysis and blindness.

Yet the company, founded in 2016, didn’t seek permission from the FDA until early 2022 – and the agency rejected the application, seven current and former employees told Reuters.

The agency’s major safety concerns involved the device’s lithium battery; the potential for the implant’s tiny wires to migrate to other areas of the brain; and questions over whether and how the device can be removed without damaging brain tissue, the employees said.

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