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jan 1, 2002 - First patient to receive William Dobelle's implant to recover vision

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Jens Naumann, also blinded in adulthood, became the first in a series of 16 paying patients to receive Dobelle's second generation implant, marking one of the earliest commercial uses of BCIs.

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jan 1, 2002
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~ 24 years ago