Implant to help research into treatment of spinal injuries – University of Reading
22 March 2002On March 14, 2002 at 8.30 am an operation was carried out at the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK, to implant a microelectrode array onto the median nerve of Professor Kevin Warwick. Mr Peter Teddy, Consultant Neuro-surgeon, led the operating team assisted by Mr Amjad Shad with Professor Brian Andrews in attendance. The research team involved with the project is co-led by Professor Brian Andrews and includes Mr Ali Jamous and Mr Brian Gardner of the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville and Mr Mark Gasson. Brian Andrews, Kevin Warwick and Mark Gasson are all based at the Department of Cybernetics, University of Reading, UK. The operation, which lasted around 2 hours, was uneventful and has been without any untoward complications. This is the world's first operation of this type.