The Utah Array platform [Image from Blackrock Neurotech/ClearPoint Neuro]
ClearPoint Neuro (NSDQ:CLPT) announced an agreement with Blackrock Neurotech to develop automated technologies for brain implant surgeries.The partnership will seek to develop an automated surgical solution for implanting brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) into patients with neurological disorders including from paralysis, ALS, blindness and hearing loss, among others.
Solana Beach, Calif.-based ClearPoint Neuro said in a news release that the partnership aims to leverage its platform and software with Blackrock Neurotech’s Utah Array to deliver a clinical solution for surgeons that is more streamlined and effective than other BCI implantation surgeries performed to date.
Salt Lake City-based Blackrock Neurotech’s Utah Array, touted as the leader in implantable BCIs and the only electrode array of its kind, holds …