Spinal Implant for Pain

Researchers at a national laboratory in Sydney, Australia have developed a tiny (about the size of a match head) implantable device that is sewn to tissue near the spine with wires leading to a vertebrae that radiates pain.  Human trials will begin this year to see if this device can send a pulse that blocks pain transmission to the brain.  The device has a battery that can be recharged wirelessly. MORE INCLUDING A VIDEO

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