Neuralink has successfully implanted its device in a second patient designed to give paralysed patients the ability to use digital devices, according to the company owner Elon Musk.
During a podcast, he gave few details about the second participant beyond saying the person had a spinal cord injury similar to the first patient, who was paralysed in a diving accident. Musk said 400 of the implant’s electrodes on the second patient’s brain are working.
“I don’t want to jinx it but it seems to have gone extremely well with the second implant,” Musk said.
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Musk did not disclose when Neuralink performed the second patient’s surgery. However, he revealed that he expects Neuralink to provide the implants to eight more patients this year as part of its clinical trials.
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.
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