CorTec
Company · Freiburg, Germany
Its Brain Interchange is a fully implantable system that can both record and stimulate, first used in stroke rehabilitation.
CorTec’s AirRay electrode technology and Brain Interchange platform are designed for long-term closed-loop use. The first US patient was implanted in 2023 to aid recovery of arm movement after stroke.
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CorTec's Brain Interchange earns a second FDA Breakthrough designation, for communication
After stroke rehabilitation, the implant is now recognized for helping people with quadriplegia control a computer cursor with brain signals.
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Stroke patient plays Pong by thought with CorTec's rehabilitation implant
The same fully implanted Brain Interchange device used to stimulate the brain for stroke recovery also decoded the participant's intentions to control a computer.