The fully implanted brain-computer interface allows the patient to wirelessly transmit her thoughts to a computer.
The new implant help the patient to spell out words and sentences, and can be used anywhere.
it is a completely implantable gadget that works at home without need for any professionals to make it paintings.
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The patient, Hanneke de Bruijne was diagnosed with ALS in 2008.
Shortly, her nerve cells completely gave manner.
Testing was done over 28 weeks.
de Bruijne and the team worked to get the controls of the implant in line with her brain signals.
The doctors and engineers at UMC Utrecht installed a relatively simple brain implant called an electrocorticograph (ECoG).
Just below her collarbone, a transmitter was placed.
de Bruijne moves her fingers in her mind to operate the computer.
The changes to the brain signals are relayed and converted into a mouse click.
On a screen, there is an alphabet through which she can spell out words and sentences.
Such calls for help can be critical if her ventilator stops working properly or saliva is building up.
The research paper is published this month in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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