Elon Musk’s Neuralink has cancelled an operation to implant its device in a second patient. The reason is the patient’s health.
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As Bloomberg reports, citing Michael Lawton, CEO of the Barrow Neurological Institute, the patient suffers from Lou Gehrig’s disease, an incurable disease that causes nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord to break down and ultimately leads to complete muscle paralysis.
Due to the patient’s health problems, implantation of the Neuralink device was not possible at this time.
“It’s very important to select the right patient for a study like this,” Lawton said. “Everyone involved, clinical and surgical, wants to get it right.”
The operation was due to take place last Monday. The replacement candidate is likely to undergo surgery next month at the Barrow Clinic.
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