Swiss Medical Breakthrough: New Spinal Cord Injury Treatment

EPFL and Lausanne University Hospital researchers develop groundbreaking implant to address chronic hypotension in spinal cord injury patients.

EPFL and Lausanne University Hospital researchers developed an implant for treating chronic hypotension in spinal cord injury patients
The implant consists of electrodes on a small oblong plate connected to a pacemaker-sized box
The device has been successfully tested on 14 people across Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Canada

Number of successful test patients

Number of clinical trials

"her life has changed completely"
— Julie, 26-year-old patient

Breakthrough Innovation

EPFL and Lausanne University Hospital researchers developed an implant for treating chronic hypotension in spinal cord injury patients
The implant consists of electrodes on a small oblong plate connected to a pacemaker-sized box
The device has been successfully tested on 14 people across Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Canada

Number of successful test patients

Number of clinical trials

"her life has changed completely"
— Julie, 26-year-old patient