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Phantom Neuro Implants First Muscle Signal Sensors for Robotic Prosthetics

Phantom Neuro has successfully implanted its Phantom X neural interface into human participants to translate muscle signals into wireless commands for robotic prosthetic limbs.

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Phantom Neuro announced that the first participants with upper limb loss have received the Phantom X implant, Morningstar and PR Newswire reported. The early feasibility study procedures were performed at Cabrini Health in Melbourne, Australia. The operations mark the first time the company's sensors have been implanted in humans. [1][3]

The Phantom X device is placed directly under the skin in a participant's residual limb, according to Morningstar. It is designed to translate intended hand and arm movements into wireless commands for robotic prosthetic limbs. [1]

Axios separately reported that Phantom Neuro is targeting a 30 million dollar Series B funding round alongside its clinical milestones. [2]

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In short

  • Phantom Neuro implanted the Phantom X device into humans for the first time at Cabrini Health in Melbourne, Australia.
  • The Phantom X sensor translates muscle signals in a residual limb into wireless commands for prosthetic limbs.
  • The trial participants are individuals with upper limb loss taking part in the CYBORG early feasibility study.

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Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Phantom Neuro Implants Neural Interface in Humans for the First TimeMorningstar, 6d ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Exclusive: Phantom Neuro targets $30M Series BAxios, 7d ago
  3. [3]Phantom Neuro Implants Neural Interface in Humans for the First TimePR Newswire, 6d ago

Background

  1. [4]Neuroplasticity on Wikipedia
  2. [5]Time to first byte on Wikipedia
  3. [6]Human on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 6 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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