Series 1241 Cybernetic Spine

The Series 1241 Cybernetic Spine is an internal-external spinal prosthetic intended to be a complete and total replacement for the spinal cord, vertebrae and brain stem. It's often considered a last-resort to severe spinal injury where repairs are unreliable.

The cybernetic features internal wiring and processing powers to fully replicate the functions of the spinal cord and brain stem. The wiring and electronics are shielded by vertebrae made of a duranium-cortosis alloy, rendering it impervious to damage from a lightsaber. All of these heavy components were supported through several plates that were screwed into the shoulderblades and pelvis. An external plate ran up the patient's back and connected to the spine and brain stem with needles, containing more electronics and support structures, as well as access ports to diagnose and correct issues without requiring more back and brain surgery.

The Series 1241 was designed by BioTech Industries during the Clone Wars, but saw little use.

Darth Amorosa's Spine
A single unit was purchased by Darth Alora at the request of 2V-R8. This unit would, decades later, be installed into her grand-daughter, Darth Amorosa, after she sustained a fatal lightsaber wound from Kylo Ren that severed her spine at the stomach and caused severe burn damage to spread up toward her brain. The unit was hastily installed owing to the limited time 2V-R8 had to operate. This resulted in several infections that prolonged the medically induced coma that she was later put into in order to recover.

Amorosa's spine later turned out to be defective, with several programming errors that caused twitches and mobility issues. The unit was then jailbroken and the entire code rewritten by Rey Beniko to correct these issues. The resulting new programming was considerably more efficient and resolved every problem Amorosa was having, and even improved her reaction time and reflexes by a factor of 3.2%.

Amorosa required a long adjustment period as her brain adapted to the new spine, and it was troubleshooted regularly until its program rewrite.