@mjosefweber: A woman’s brain implant was removed against her will Because the company went bust In 2010, Rita Leggett Joined a clinical trial An experimental brain-computer device Was surgically implanted in her head To control her seizures And it worked! But . . . In 2013 the company Ran out of money And she was forced To “return” her device Leggett offered to pay For the brain implant By remortgaging her house But the company no longer existed Leggett was the last one In the clinical trial To have her implant removed SOURCES IN PROFILE #learnontiktokcontest #learnbiologyontiktok
This could’ve helped MILLIONS if not BILLIONS of people?!?! WHYYYYY?
2026-08-04 18:26:28
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June :
She was forced to have the device removed because it was a safety hazard. Not because of greed. When The company shut down, the Australian government required her to have the implant removed. The reason for this is because without the company, not only was the device completely useless, but there were no more engineers who would maintain the device.
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This means that eventually it would corrode or malfunction and could cause serious irreversible brain damage to her.
The Australian government with its strict medical laws would not allow her to take on this risk even if she wanted to.
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So if anything, this should be positive news, as it shows that at least there is a government out there that cares enough about its citizens to not watch them hurt themselves needlessly.
It is a shame that she lost access to such revolutionary medical technology, but unfortunately there was nothing that could be done. The company went out of business.
2026-08-05 02:17:53
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luhh .ᐟ :
Literally a black mirror episode
2026-08-04 15:17:30
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angelitles :
Straight from a black mirror episode that terrifying
2026-08-04 14:26:10
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Jhong Hilarious :
Where is she now?
2026-08-04 14:51:11
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🧸𝙿𝚊𝚌𝚒⋆˚🎀˖°𝙿𝚞𝚙🍼 :
what's the point at that point
Why give a medical device just to remove it when the COMPANY doesn't have money
2026-08-04 14:31:48
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Zukini :
It’s genuinely so messed up how such important trials and science get no funding. I’m guessing they had to remove them because they had a ‘life’ and the company knew they wouldn’t be able to keep working on it or fixing so better to remove it early?
2026-08-04 14:29:28
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winter :
this is horrible ! the whole point was to help people !! and for what ? because they cant profit from them no more ??! this is terrifying
2026-08-04 14:41:31
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TOOL_lover99 :
The wonders of capitalism is having a life-changing medical device taken away from the public because someone somewhere ran out of money
2026-08-04 22:02:25
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🌟 :
That’s horrifying
2026-08-04 14:46:29
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Hazar :
Thats so messed up. Thanks for informing everyone. Keep up the good work
2026-08-04 14:22:52
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🍒 :
this is so horrifying
2026-08-04 19:43:52
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Zhaoxi :
let me guess this company was liquidated not bc it lost money or investors but rather bc it was forcefully absorbed
2026-08-04 15:23:36
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Memo :
This is genuinely heart breaking
2026-08-04 17:20:02
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literallyteto :
this some cyberpunk shit
2026-08-05 00:37:58
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COX :
if a company has this sort of life saving tech they should make it open source if they go bankrupt
2026-08-04 22:47:47
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🍰Floofkins🍰 :
imagine finally finding something revolutionary for such a huge issue in your life ,finally neing able to live like any other person only to then be forced to give it back just because it didnt make as much money as the corporation behind it wanted to
2026-08-04 18:41:15
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Lud🇫🇴 :
sad as this is i can imagine the brain chip no longer recieving maintenance along with the company no longer existing is not optimal. you dont want expired technology in your brain getting buggy.....
2026-08-04 14:49:51
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candy :
Couldn't she have refused to give it back because she wouldn't want to go to another invasive procedure and risk her health? Like how was this possible if she refused to give consent?
2026-08-04 15:03:02
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☭Chino☭ :
i sure do love capitalism😂
2026-08-04 18:16:01
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CATSRULE :
It was safer to remove the implant,however the case sparks neuroethical debates about what responsibilties are implied if the technology ends up being a crucial part of a person's life,should clinical trial patients be guarenteed long term support?
2026-08-04 15:30:49
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Jny :
Did they actually take out her brain?
2026-08-04 15:27:59
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Rainbow Noname :
I think everyones missing the problem if she did keep it, if there were any problems to arise she wouldnt be able to get help to fix it, including basing on surface level research the implant might be connected to a server that costs money to keep running.
The true fault here was how such a miracle device didnt get funding???
2026-08-05 01:05:15
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