MedTech Dive September 17, 2024
Nick Paul Taylor

The patient can use his implant to turn on lights, make video calls, play music and shows, read books and buy products online without using his hands or voice.

Dive Brief:

  • A patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has used Synchron’s brain-computer interface (BCI) technology to control his smart home, the company said Monday.
  • The patient can use Synchron’s BCI and the Tap to Alexa feature on an Amazon Fire tablet to turn on lights, make video calls, play music and shows, read books and buy products online without using his hands or voice.
  • Synchron is trialing the integration between its BCI and Alexa to allow people who are severely paralyzed to interact with Amazon’s smart speaker and other...

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