Swiss Medical Breakthrough: New Implant Helps Spinal Cord Patients

Lausanne researchers develop revolutionary implant to address chronic hypotension in spinal cord injury patients, marking significant advancement in neuroscience.

Key Takeaways

Researchers at EPFL and CHUV in Lausanne have developed an implant to treat chronic hypotension in spinal cord injury patients.
The implant functions by stimulating the specific nerve cells responsible for managing blood pressure via a pacemaker-like box.
The research findings have been published in the prestigious journals Nature and Nature Medicine.
The technology was successfully tested in four clinical trials across Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Canada.

By The Numbers

patients

years old

They Said

"her life has changed completely"
— Julie (Patient)

"The lack of blood pressure regulation is one of the invisible consequences of paralysis"
— Grégoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch

Lausanne Rewrites the Rules of Paralysis

Engineering the Neural Bridge

Clinical Triumph Across Borders

From Bedridden to the Ski Slopes

Sources & References

Swiss doctors develop implant for spinal cord injury patients

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Key Takeaways

Researchers at EPFL and CHUV in Lausanne have developed an implant to treat chronic hypotension in spinal cord injury patients.
The implant functions by stimulating the specific nerve cells responsible for managing blood pressure via a pacemaker-like box.
The research findings have been published in the prestigious journals Nature and Nature Medicine.
The technology was successfully tested in four clinical trials across Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Canada.

By The Numbers

patients

years old

They Said

"her life has changed completely"
— Julie (Patient)

"The lack of blood pressure regulation is one of the invisible consequences of paralysis"
— Grégoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch

Key Takeaways

By The Numbers

They Said

Lausanne Rewrites the Rules of Paralysis

Engineering the Neural Bridge

Clinical Triumph Across Borders

From Bedridden to the Ski Slopes

Sources & References

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