Reporting by ZME Science states that China’s National Medical Products Administration authorised the NEO brain-computer implant for commercial use. Per ZME Science, the device was developed by Shanghai-based Neuracle Medical Technology and uses a coin-sized, wireless implant with 8 electrodes placed on the brain’s surface; the system transmits power and data via an external magnetic coil. ZME Science reports clinical-trial patients included a tetraplegic who regained the ability to hold a cup after prolonged paralysis. NYPost and news.com.au report the device is optimised for spinal-cord injuries and is about to enter mass production for China’s state-run health system. Reporting by NYPost and news.com.au frames the approval as beating Elon Musk’s Neuralink to market; NYPost also quotes Musk saying, “Restoring control of people who are tetraplegics and restoring sight, I think, are pretty big deals.”
