A paralyzed United States military veteran has been implanted with the ground-breaking Neuralink brain-computer device by surgeons at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
RJ, who is paralyzed due to a spinal cord injury sustained from a motorcycle accident, is the fifth participant in Neuralink’s PRIME (Precise Robotically Implanted Brain-Computer Interface) Study and the first to be implanted at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and Department of Neurological Surgery at UHealth – University of Miami Health System. The PRIME Study is an investigational medical device clinical trial for assessing the safety and functionality of Neuralink’s intracortical brain-computer interface (BCI) implant, which establishes a wireless, digital link between the brain and computers.
RJ successfully received his implant in April 2025 and was discharged from the hospital the day after his surgery. With his Neuralink implant, RJ is able to control his computer and smart phone with his thoughts. Neuralink’s recent update highlighted how RJ and other participants in the PRIME Study have used their Neuralink implants in daily life…