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Billionaire-Backed Startup Allows Patients to Control Computers with their Minds

Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos have both invested in the company that aims to help patients with severe paralysis or degenerative diseases.

Synchron
Synchron

Synchron, a brain interface start-up, is developing the Synchron Switch, which is implanted through the blood vessels and allows people with little or no physical mobility to operate technology such as cursors and smart home devices using their mind. According to a recent CNBC article, the technology has been used on three patients in the US and four in Australia. The FDA granted Synchron the Breakthrough Device designation, which is for medical devices that have the potential to provide improved treatment for debilitating or life-threatening conditions. The company received an Investigational Device Exemption from the FDA to conduct trials of a permanently implantable brain-computer interface (BCI) in human patients. The BCI is the first to be inserted through the blood vessels, which makes it less invasive and more accessible. 

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