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Synchron Stentrode at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The Synchron Stentrode is an endovascular brain-computer interface implant that does not require open-brain surgery. Implanted via the jugular vein, it detects brain signals to enable patients with severe paralysis (ALS) to communicate via thought. The Stentrode has been tested in COMMAND (US) and SWITCH (Australia) clinical trials with no serious device-related adverse events.

Synchron Stentrode by Synchron · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Wearable AI

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Royal Melbourne Hospital — first-in-human Stentrode BCI implantation. 4 patients implanted in Stentrode study. Surgical procedures and follow-up at Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville. Led by Peter Mitchell.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Synchron Stentrode at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-14
Model
Synchron Stentrode
Company
Synchron
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Status
operational
First seen
2019-01-01
ID
fc72f258-68ce-4a0e-9cd4-84de89a1780e

Timeline

  1. Jan 2019
    First recorded
    Synchron Stentrode first documented operating at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9857731/
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-14

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-14

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: wearable

Sources by quality tier

1
primary-academic-peer-reviewed
Peer-reviewed clinical / academic

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Common questions

What is the Synchron Stentrode deployment at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia?
Synchron Stentrode, built by Synchron, is recorded as a deployment at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on the DEPLOY registry. Synchron operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Synchron Stentrode at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia?
Synchron, the manufacturer of Synchron Stentrode, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Synchron Stentrode deployment at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2019 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Synchron Stentrode deployment at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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