The Future of Medical Devices

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Many leading academics are collaborating with companies to develop marketable devices. Black rock neurotex, existing devices have been a mainstay of clinical research for 18 years and it wants to market a b c i system within a year. Academics would like to see the technology published for full scrutiny,. nuelink has so far trialed its system only in animals but agibo says if what they're claiming is true, it's a game changer.

Brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) implanted in the brains of people who are paralysed are allowing them to control prosthetics that are restoring a range of skills.

Although the field is relatively young, researchers are making rapid advances in the abilities that these implants can restore. In the past few years, commercial interest in BCIs has soared, but many hurdles remain before these implants can be brought to market.

This is an audio version of our Feature: The brain-reading devices helping paralysed people to move, talk and touch

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