03/26/2024

U.S. Lawmaker Seeks Answers on FDA Inspection of Musk's Neuralink

They are questioning record keeping and quality controls

A U.S. lawmaker involved in health policy has asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) why it did not inspect Elon Musk's Neuralink before allowing the brain implant company to test its device in humans.

Reuters reported last month that FDA inspectors found problems with record keeping and quality controls for animal experiments at Neuralink last June, less than a month after the startup said it was cleared to test its brain implants in humans.

Neuralink, which first tested its device in monkeys and other animals, is now testing the device in humans. The company makes a brain-chip which enables paralyzed patients to control a computer using only their thoughts.

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