Technology
Why a BCI is needed
You have the will to move. But your body doesn't get your brain's message. A range of health conditions cause limited mobility. 15 million people live with motor impairment.
When you intend to move, your brain’s command center sends a signal.
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How a BCI works
A brain-computer interface creates a new path. It reads your brain's intent directly and sends it to a digital device. Your thoughts control a phone, a tablet, anything with a screen. No muscles needed.
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The App
A smartphone or tablet app that connects the user to the world.
The Stentrode BCI
A BCI that goes in like a stent.
The Stentrode sits inside a blood vessel in the brain and reads your intent to move. Texting, browsing, shopping: all from thought alone. The procedure in the clinical trial takes about two hours, no open brain surgery, and most people go home the next day.
CAUTION—Investigational device. Limited by Federal (or United States) law to investigational use.