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Experimental ultrasound implant could help guide care after spinal cord injury
A team of engineers and surgeons from Johns Hopkins Medicine has published its first proof-of-concept study that shows temporarily implanting a tiny ultrasonic device into the location of a spinal cord injury can be feasible, safe and…
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A team of engineers and surgeons from Johns Hopkins Medicine published a proof‑of‑concept study showing that a tiny ultrasonic device can be temporarily implanted at a spinal cord injury site. The study, released in Science Advances, reports that the procedure is feasible and safe. The device is intended to track and treat local physiological changes after injury. The research represents an early step in a multi‑tiered effort to develop the implant for clinical use.
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