RJ Tanner
Neuralink patient
5

RJ Tanner

Lucedale, Mississippi
SCI
PRIME/ CONVOY
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5
Implant date

April 2025

Condition
SCI
Study
PRIME/ CONVOY
Hospital
University of Miami Health
Miami, Florida, USA

* Likely, but not yet confirmed by Neuralink, the patient, or the trial site.

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“They’re giving me my spark back…my drive back. They’ve given me my purpose back.”
About
RJ Tanner

RJ Tanner is Neuralink patient 5. He is from Lucedale, Mississippi, and has a spinal cord injury from a motorcycle accident. He received his implant at University of Miami Health in April 2025 as part of the PRIME study and also takes part in the CONVOY study.

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