On Tuesday, the neurotech startup Synchron said that it had successfully linked its brain implant with Apple’s Vision Pro headset.
Patients who have restricted movement can now operate the device with just their thoughts.
In order to enable patients who are paralysed to control electronics such as laptops and cellphones with their thoughts, Synchron is developing brain-computer interfaces, or BCIs.
Six people in the United States and four in Australia have received BCI implants from the company. To market its technique more widely, it still needs FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approval.
When Apple debuted the Vision Pro earlier this year, hand gestures, voice instructions, and eye motions were the usual ways that consumers interacted with it.
Patients who are unable to speak or move their upper limbs can now use Synchron thanks to ongoing efforts on its part.
Since the company’s founding, Synchron has concentrated on assisting patients in controlling Apple-owned devices, who believes that Apple’s iOS accessibility technology is the best in its class.
He mentioned that Synchron is probably going to start with the Vision Pro and work its way up to other headsets for its BCI.
Source (CNBC)
