Lancet Neurol: brain controlled exoskeleton suit enables quadriplegic patients to walk again

October 6, 2019 / BIOON / - -- in a new study, French researchers report that a quadriplegic patient walks again with a brain controlled robot exoskeleton suit that is being tested in the laboratory The related research results were published online in the Journal of Lancet Neurology on October 3, 2019 The title of the paper is "an exoskeleton controlled by an environmental wireless brain – machine interface in a strategic patient: a proof of concept demonstration" At the start of the two-year study, Thibault, 28, who had his last name hidden for privacy, was paralyzed from under the shoulder after cervical spinal cord injury The researchers implanted two recording devices on the surface of his brain to collect and transmit brain signals These signals are converted into motion by decoding algorithm, and then the command is sent to the robot exoskeleton suit According to a press release, Thibault was able to perform various sports tasks, such as walking and reaching for things Thibault said he felt like "the first man to land on the moon" after taking the first few steps with the help of a robotic exoskeleton suit The robot exoskeleton suit is not yet available outside the lab because it requires ceiling straps Alim Louis, communication author and chief developer, University of Grenoble, France Benabid said that although the prototype of the device is far from practical application, it is "the first semi-invasive wireless brain computer system designed to transport limbs", and added that the previous technology can only transport one limb, or use more dangerous sensors directly implanted in the brain (BIOON Com) reference: 1 Alim Louis benabid et al An exoskeleton controlled by an environmental wireless brain – machine interface in a strategic patient: a proof of concept demonstration Lancet Neurology, 2013, doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(19)30321-7 2.Brain-Controlled Exoskeleton Enables Paralyzed Patient to Walk https://