Updated September 18, 2024
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In his tweet, Elon Musk also said that the experimental device would "enable those who have been blind from birth to see for the first time" provided that the visual cortex is intact.
In Short
Blindsight device aims to help people who have lost both eyes to see
Elon Musk says it will also restore sight in people who are blind from birth
FDA gives 'Breakthrough Device Designation' to Blindsight
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that Neuralink, his brain-chip startup company, has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an experimental implant device which will "enable even those who have lost both eyes and their optic nerve to see".
"The Blindsight device from Neuralink will enable even those who have lost both eyes and their optic nerve to see. Provided the visual cortex is intact, it will even enable those who have been blind from birth to see for the first time," the tech billionaire tweeted early Wednesday.
He also said that "to set expectations correctly, the vision will first be at low resolution, like Atari graphics, but eventually it has the potential to be better than natural vision and enable you to see in infrared, ultraviolet or even radar wavelengths, like Geordi La Forge".
The Blindsight device from Neuralink will enable even those who have lost both eyes and their optic nerve to see. Provided the visual cortex is intact, it will even enable those who have been blind from birth to see for the first time.To set expectations correctly, the vision
Also confirming the FDA approval, Neuralink said Blindsight received the Breakthrough Device Designation from the US government body.
The FDA's Breakthrough Device Designation is given to certain medical devices that provide treatment or diagnosis of life-threatening conditions. It is aimed at speeding up development and review of devices currently under development.
We have received Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA for Blindsight...
The announcement of the latest Neuralink device comes a month after Musk said the startup was planning to provide brain chip implants to eight more patients this year.
The implants are designed to help paralysed patients use digital devices simply by thinking.
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