Mouth implant to save stroke victims from brain damage

I missed this when it came out three years ago -Bad boy Dean, no dessert for you tonight. Have any of your doctors followed up on this?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1330020/Mouth-implant-save-stroke-victims-brain-damage.html
A tiny device implanted in the roof of the mouth of stroke ­victims could boost their chances of making a full recovery.
The implant, slightly bigger than a grain of rice, works by stimulating nerves in the skull responsible for making blood vessels dilate, or widen.
As the vessels expand, they allow more blood to flow to the damaged part of the brain, bypassing the clot that caused the stroke. This stops the brain from being deprived of oxygen for so long that it is left permanently damaged.

Initial tests suggest the new treatment might be able to prevent brain damage if given up to 24 hours after a stroke has occurred. (Current treatments involve injecting clot-busting drugs into the brain, but are fully effective only if given within three hours of a stroke.)
The implant takes just 30 minutes to put in and can remain in the mouth for a few hours or several weeks.
The new device, developed by Israeli firm BrainsGate, could transform treatment of ischaemic strokes.

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