Elon Musk says his Neuralink startup has implanted a chip in its first human brain

(CNN)– Elon Musk has marked an important milestone for his controversial startup Neuralink.

The Billionaire posted on social media that the company has implanted a chip in a human brain for the first time.

Musk says the patient is recovering well and results have been promising so far.

The Neuralink device called Telepathy is meant to help people who have lost the use of their limbs.

The device is designed to connect the human brain to a computer giving patients the ability to control a cursor or keyboard with their minds.

The FDA gave clearance for human trials last year.

Neuralink has been working on this product for half a decade.

But the company faced scrutiny after a monkey died during a trial in 2022.