Österlund makes an incision with a small scalpel and lifts Sarver's skin to make room for the implant, which is about as thick as a thumb. Sarver winces as blood flows from the opening while Österlund pushes the implant into his arm. Then Österlund stitches up the wound and tapes over the implant. It's all over in 15 minutes.Cannon first told us about the Northstar a few months ago. At the time, he stressed that it was so well-engineered and safe that it was ready to be implanted into multiple test patients."Our first prototype, the Circadia, was so crazy that I could only use myself as a guinea pig in good conscience," he said. "But we produced a miniseries of the Northstar from the start to let additional team members and other people we know enjoy the chips.""This is about passion and citizen science."
Jowan Österlund, who runs Federal City tattoo and piercing studio in Linköping, Sweden, implants the chips on November 7th in Dusseldorf. Photo: Motherboard
Österlund and Sarver (left) right before the procedure. Photo: Motherboard
The implant. Screengrab from Grindhouse Wetware/Facebook
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Sarver shows the implant just a few minutes after the procedure. The wound has been closed with several stitches and Österlund stretched a film over the skin. Photo: Motherboard
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Sarver, Österlund, and Cannon. Photo: Motherboard
